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English Dictionary: resident	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
resident adj living in a particular place; "resident aliens" [ant: nonresident] used of animals that do not migrate Synonym(s): nonmigratory, resident Antonym(s): migratory n someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there Synonym(s): resident, occupant, occupier Antonym(s): nonresident a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital" Synonym(s): house physician, resident, resident physician
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Resident \Res"i*dent\, n. 1. One who resides or dwells in a place for some time. 2. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferrior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under {Minister}, 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Resident \Res"ident\ (-dent), a. [F. r[82]sident, L. residens, -entis, p. pr. of residere. See {Reside}.] 1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident* in the city or in the country. 2. Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] [bd]Stable and resident like a rock.[b8] --Jer. TAylor. One there still resident as day and night. --Davenant.