Hypertext Webster Gateway: "resident"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] ``Stable and resident like
a rock.'' --Jer. TAylor.
One there still resident as day and night.
--Davenant.
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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