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Resident

ˈrɛzɪd(ə)nt

Resident definitions
noun
resident residents
  1. a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis

    "it was a beautiful hamlet with just 100 residents"

    • a bird, butterfly, or other animal of a species that does not migrate

      "arctic residents are joined annually by long-distance migrants"

    • a guest in a hotel who stays for one or more nights

      "the hotel restaurant is open to residents and guests of residents"

    • a pupil who boards at a boarding school
    • a British government agent in any semi-independent state, especially the Governor General's agent at the court of an Indian state
    • an intelligence agent in a foreign country
  2. a medical graduate engaged in specialized practice under supervision in a hospital