English Dictionary
◊ RESIDENT
resident
adj 1: living in a particular place; "resident aliens" [ant: {nonresident}]
2: used of animals that do not migrate [syn: {nonmigratory}]
[ant: {migratory}]
n 1: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged
period or who was born there [syn: {occupant}, {occupier}]
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 [syn: {house
physician}, {resident physician}]