Resident
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Resident
Noun
- A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
- A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
- A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
"She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General."
- A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
- A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
Adjective
- Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
"resident in the city or in the country"
- Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
"He is our resident computer expert."
- Fixed; stable; certain.
- Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
Anagrams of Resident
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