From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
resident
adj 1: living in a particular place; "resident aliens" [ant:
nonresident]
2: used of animals that do not migrate [syn: nonmigratory,
resident] [ant: migratory]
n 1: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged
period or who was born there [syn: resident, occupant,
occupier] [ant: nonresident]
2: 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" [syn:
house physician, resident, resident physician]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Resident \Res"i*dent\, n.
1. One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.
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2. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign
court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank
inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under
Minister, 4.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Resident \Res"i*dent\ (-dent), a. [F. r['e]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.
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2. Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] "Stable and resident like a
rock." --Jer. TAylor.
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One there still resident as day and night.
--Davenant.
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