Resident
/ˈrezɪdənt/
Definitions
2 meaningsA person who lives in a particular place or area.
/ˈrezɪdənt/
A person who lives in a particular place.
The residents of the apartment building complained about the noise.
💡 Simply: Imagine you live in an apartment building. The people who live there are the residents. They make their home there!
👶 For kids: A resident is someone who lives somewhere.
More Examples
She is a legal resident of the United States.
The hospital's residents are doctors in training.
How It's Used
"The residents of the town gathered for the meeting."
"To vote, you must be a resident of the county."
"The hospital's residents are doctors in training."
Living or staying in a particular place; used to describe people or things that are present in a certain location.
/ˈrezɪdənt/
Living or staying in a particular place.
The resident cat of the library is very friendly.
💡 Simply: Imagine someone is *resident* in your neighborhood; they live there. It describes a person or thing that's a part of that location.
👶 For kids: If something is resident, it means it lives there.
More Examples
The resident physician is on call tonight.
The resident population has increased.
How It's Used
"The resident population of the city has been growing."
"He underwent surgery under the care of the resident physician."
Idioms & expressions
Resident Evil
A popular video game and movie franchise.
"I am a huge fan of the Resident Evil video game series."
From Latin *residens*, present participle of *residere* 'to reside, dwell'.
The word 'resident' has been used since the 15th century to refer to someone who resides in a particular place.
Memory tip
Think of the 'residence' – it's where the resident lives!