resident

resident
[[t]re̱zɪdənt[/t]]
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residents
1) N-COUNT: usu pl, with supp The residents of a house or area are the people who live there.

The Archbishop called upon the government to build more low cost homes for local residents...

More than 10 percent of Munich residents live below the poverty line.

2) ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ in n Someone who is resident in a country or a town lives there.

He moved to Belgium in 1990 to live with his son, who had been resident in Brussels since 1967.

3) ADJ: usu ADJ n A resident doctor or teacher lives in the place where he or she works. [BRIT]

The morning after your arrival, you meet with the resident physician for a private consultation.

Syn:
4) N-COUNT A resident or a resident doctor is a doctor who is receiving a period of specialized training in a hospital after leaving university. [AM]
5) ADJ: ADJ n 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 designer for seven years.


English dictionary. 2008.

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