Resident Meaning
/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
nounA bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
Sentence Examples
What does "resident alien" mean?
Resident Evil 4 is one of the best games I have ever played.
A resident of the United States
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new ____ of the apartment building complained about the noisy neighbors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Every ____ of the building was asked to attend the meeting about the proposed renovation works.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The tiger is a resident of the Lower Amoor, and ranges as high as 53° north latitude. In winter he roams through the same forests with the reindeer, and occasionally dines upon venison of his own catching."
— 1868, Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Harper's, volume 37, page 303:
"Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
"The acorns are more slender and pointed than the other and this tree is a resident of foothills all around the great valley up to elevations of about 3500 feet."
— 1953, Woodbridge Metcalf, “Trees of Las Posadas”, in Pamphlets on Conservation of Natural Resources, volume 15, Northwest Regional Council:
"After much inquiry I determined to visit the district of Maros, about thirty miles north of Macassar, where Mr. Jacob Mesman, a brother of my friend, resided, who had kindly offered to find me house-room and give me assistance should I feel inclined to visit him. I accordingly obtained a pass from the Resident, and having hired a boat set off one evening for Maros."
— 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 358:
"Across the country, around 180 Class 08/09s are still registered with main line operators and spot hire companies as well as at various industrial sites, while around 70 more are resident at heritage railways."
— 2023 November 1, “Network News: Strong industry interest as Positive Traction launches '08e'”, in RAIL, number 995, page 19:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new ____ of the apartment building complained about the noisy neighbors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Every ____ of the building was asked to attend the meeting about the proposed renovation works.