resident

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), equivalent to reside +‎ -ent, from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“to sit”). Doublet of resiant and rezident. The espionage sense is a semantic loan from Russian резиде́нт (rezidént). (physician): So called because in the 19th century they resided in the hospital dormitories. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/, [ˈɹɛzɪdənt] ~ [ˈɹɛzɪdn̩t] Rhymes: -ɛzɪdənt Hyphenation: res‧is‧ent === Noun === resident (plural residents) 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. Hypernyms: bird < animal < creature Coordinate terms: migrant, snowbird (medicine) A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic. Hypernyms: physician, doctor < person Hyponym: resident doctor (UK) Coordinate term: attending (mentor to the residents) (diplomacy) A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador. (law) A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency. (espionage) Alternative form of rezident. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === resident (comparative more resident, superlative most resident) Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate. Based in a particular place; on hand; local. (obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain. (computing, of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “resident”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “resident”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “resident”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Dniester, Neiderts, desertin', disenter, indesert, inserted, nerdiest, sentried, sintered, tendries, trendies == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin residentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [rə.ziˈðe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [rə.ziˈðent] IPA(key): (Central) [rə.ziˈðen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [re.ziˈðent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [re.ziˈðen] === Noun === resident m or f by sense (plural residents) resident ==== Related terms ==== residència residir === Further reading === “resident”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “resident”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “resident” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “resident”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Ladin == === Noun === resident m (plural residenc) resident == Latin == === Verb === resident third-person plural present active indicative of resideō == Maltese == === Alternative forms === residenti === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian residente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rɛ.sɪˈdɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === resident m (plural residenti, feminine residenta) resident ==== Related terms ==== == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin residentem, accusative singular of residēns, from the verb resideō. === Adjective === resident m (oblique and nominative feminine singular resident or residente) resident; residing === References === resident on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub