The residents of a house or area are the people who live there.
...building low-cost homes for local residents.
More than 10 percent of the city's residents live below the poverty line.
Synonyms: inhabitant, citizen, native, householder More Synonyms of resident
2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Someone who is residentin a country or a town lives there.
He moved to Belgium to live with his son, who had been resident in Brussels since1997. [+ in]
Synonyms: inhabiting, living, staying, settled More Synonyms of resident
3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A resident doctor or teacher lives in the place where he or she works.
[British]
The morning after your arrival, you meet with the resident physician.
4. countable noun
A resident or a resident doctor is a doctor who is receiving a period of specialized training in a hospital after leaving university.
[US]
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If an institution has a resident specialist, that specialist works for the institution.
Having begun her career at Gray's Pottery, she stayed there as resident designerfor seven years.
More Synonyms of resident
resident in British English
(ˈrɛzɪdənt)
noun
1.
a person who resides in a place
2. social welfare
an occupant of a welfare agency home
Former name: inmate
3.
(esp formerly) a representative of the British government in a British protectorate
4.
(esp in the 17th century) a diplomatic representative ranking below an ambassador
5.
(in India, formerly) a representative of the British governor general at the court of a native prince
6.
a bird or other animal that does not migrate
7. US and Canadian
a physician who lives in the hospital where he or she works while undergoing specialist training after completing his or her internship
Compare house physician
8. British and New Zealand
a junior doctor, esp a house officer, who lives in the hospital in which he or she works
adjective
9.
living in a place; residing
10.
living or staying at a place in order to discharge a duty, etc
11.
(of qualities, characteristics, etc) existing or inherent (in)
12.
(of birds and other animals) not in the habit of migrating
Derived forms
residentship (ˈresidentˌship)
noun
resident in American English
(ˈrɛzɪdənt; ˈrɛzɪˌdɛnt)
adjective
1.
living in a place for some continuous period; having a residence (in or at); residing
2.
living or staying in a place while working, carrying on official duties, etc.; being in residence
3.
present, inherent, or intrinsic in something
4.
not migratory
said of birds, etc.
noun
5.
a person who lives in a place, as distinguished from a visitor or transient
6. US
a doctor who is serving a residency
7.
a bird or animal that is not migratory
Word origin
ME < L residens, prp.
Examples of 'resident' in a sentence
resident
The prospect of an extra runway has local residents quaking in their boots.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some local residents are hostile to the army.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Local residents rightly also have concerns about noise.
The Sun (2016)
Local residents expressed anger at the signs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Inside the home, residents were playing bingo.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Residents live in households of a dozen people, each with their own kitchen and sitting room.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Up to 12 per cent of residents in wealthy areas admitted to an affair.
The Sun (2016)
But they are reticent about raising bills, particularly in deprived areas where residents are already struggling financially but few can afford their own care home bills.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A 93-year-old British man suffered a panic attack as police tried to clear residents from their homes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two in five care home residents in the UK are paying for their care, up by a third in the past ten years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Doctors advised residents to stay at home with the windows closed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Two people resident at the address were spoken to.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You will normally be resident in the country where you live and work.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Now residents of the island are hoping that there might be more frequent services.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So where else offers a thriving high street for local residents?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet one must not forget our resident birds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The new counties found it difficult to engage the loyalty of their resident population.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
The residents of the house have the cliff and shore pretty much to themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Officers patrolled the local area to reassure residents.
The Sun (2011)
Residents said that people flooded the streets as the first aid trucks arrived last night.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The logic behind taxing residents of a country is clear.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Residents have now stopped reporting incidents in an attempt to change the crime maps that drive down house prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Care home residents are very unhappy with the food she is cooking and are writing to the head office to complain.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
As a resident representative, he invited me to go along and see for myself.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Making a difference We encourage students to maintain good relations with local residents.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In cold weather, most of our resident birds stay put and battle it out.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The resident population on this island is 6,000 pairs of puffins and a large seal colony.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She allegedly obtained lists of elderly care home residents by offering dental treatment, then used their names to claim for bogus work.
The Sun (2012)
Where we last left it, Europe had discovered the resident ambassador.
Jonathan Wright Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to the Nation State (2006)
Indeed, through history, there had been some scattered precursors of the resident ambassador.
Jonathan Wright Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to the Nation State (2006)
He had tried all the herbs and potions of the monastery's resident doctor, but to no avail.
Jack Turner SPICE: The History of a Temptation (2004)
The town has grown rapidly over the past 30 years, meaning many residents live in homes built on greenfield sites.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The report said that some care homes were charging fees of up to 50 an hour to accompany residents to a doctor 's appointment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
resident
British English: resident /ˈrɛzɪdənt/ NOUN
The residents of a house or area are the people who live there.
Local residents complained that the road was dangerous.
American English: resident
Arabic: مُقِيم
Brazilian Portuguese: residente
Chinese: 居民
Croatian: stanovnik
Czech: obyvatel domu apod.
Danish: beboer
Dutch: bewoner
European Spanish: residente
Finnish: asukas
French: résident
German: Einwohner
Greek: κάτοικος
Italian: residente
Japanese: 居住者
Korean: 주민
Norwegian: beboer
Polish: rezydent
European Portuguese: residente
Romanian: rezident
Russian: житель
Latin American Spanish: residente
Swedish: vara bosatt
Thai: ผู้พักอาศัย
Turkish: sakin konut
Ukrainian: мешканець
Vietnamese: người dân
British English: resident ADJECTIVE
Someone who is resident in a country or a town lives there.
He moved there to live with his son, who had been resident in that country for 20 years.
American English: resident
Brazilian Portuguese: residente
Chinese: 居住的
European Spanish: residente
French: qui réside
German: ansässig
Italian: residente
Japanese: 居住して
Korean: 거주하고 있는
European Portuguese: residente
Latin American Spanish: residente
All related terms of 'resident'
non-resident
A non-resident person is someone who is visiting a particular place but who does not live or stay there permanently.
resident head
someone who is charge of running and supervising a student residence
resident alien
an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
winter resident
a person who spends the winter in a particular place
minister resident
a diplomat ranking after an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
permanent resident
an immigrant who has been given official residential status , often prior to being granted citizenship
resident physician
a person who resides in a place
resident student
a student of a school , college , university , etc, who lives or has resided in the state or district of that school, college or university for a set period of time
resident commissioner
the representative of Puerto Rico in the US House of Representatives. He or she may speak but has no vote
minister
In Britain and some other countries , a minister is a person who is in charge of a particular government department.
Chinese translation of 'resident'
resident
(ˈrɛzɪdənt)
n(c)
[of country, town, house]居民 (jūmín) (位, wèi)
[of hotel]房客 (fángkè)
adj
(frm, = residing) 居住的 (jūzhù de)
[population]居住的 (jūzhù de)
1 (noun)
Definition
a person who lives in a place
Ten per cent of residents live below the poverty line.
Synonyms
inhabitant
the inhabitants of Glasgow
citizen
The citizens of Greece flocked to the games.
native
He was a native of France.
householder
Millions of householders are eligible to claim the new benefit.
denizen
the denizens of New York
indweller
local
That's what the locals call the place.
Opposites
visitor
,
nonresident
2 (noun)
Definition
a person who lives in a place
council house residents purchasing their own homes
Synonyms
tenant
obligations on the landlord for the benefit of the tenant
occupant
Most of the occupants had left before the fire broke out.
lodger
She took in a lodger to help with the mortgage.
3 (noun)
Bar closed on Sunday except to hotel residents.
Synonyms
guest
I was the only guest at the hotel.
client
lodger
boarder
1 (adjective)
Definition
living in a place
He had been resident in Brussels for ten years.
Synonyms
inhabiting
living
staying
settled
dwelling
residing
Opposites
visiting
,
nonresident
2 (adjective)
Definition
employed for one's specialized abilities
a talk on health by the resident physician
Synonyms
incumbent
permanent
3 (adjective)
The resident population of the inner city has risen.
Synonyms
local
I was going to pop up to the local library.
neighbourhood
Additional synonyms
in the sense of citizen
Definition
an inhabitant of a city or town
The citizens of Greece flocked to the games.
Synonyms
inhabitant,
resident,
burgess,
dweller,
ratepayer,
denizen,
subject,
freeman or woman,
burgher,
townsman or woman or person
in the sense of denizen
Definition
a person, animal, or plant that lives or grows in a particular place
the denizens of New York
Synonyms
inhabitant,
resident,
citizen,
occupant,
dweller
in the sense of householder
Definition
a person who owns or rents a house
Millions of householders are eligible to claim the new benefit.
Synonyms
occupant,
resident,
tenant,
proprietor,
homeowner,
freeholder,
leaseholder
Synonyms of 'resident'
resident
Explore 'resident' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of lodger
Definition
a person who pays rent in return for accommodation in someone else's home
She took in a lodger to help with the mortgage.
Synonyms
tenant,
roomer,
guest,
resident,
boarder,
paying guest
in the sense of native
Definition
a member of the original race of a country, as opposed to colonial immigrants
He was a native of France.
Synonyms
inhabitant,
national,
resident,
citizen,
countryman,
aborigine,
dweller,
autochthon
in the sense of occupant
Definition
a person occupying a property, position, or place
Most of the occupants had left before the fire broke out.