Meaning of resident In English

• 0 a person who lives or has their home in a place:

  • a resident of the UK/Australia

  • The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.

  • The hotel bar was only open to residents (= to people staying at the hotel).

• 1 a doctor who is still training, and who works in a hospital:

  • She's a first-year resident in oncology at Boston General Hospital.

• 2 living or staying in a place:

  • She's resident abroad/in Moscow.

  • She is the university's resident expert on Italian literature.

  • humorous Tony is the company's resident clown.

• 3 someone who lives in a place:

  • The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.

• 4 someone who lives in a particular building or area:

  • The park is a popular meeting place for local residents.

• 5 someone who stays in a hotel:

  • The hotel bar was only open to residents.

• 6 a person who has the legal right to live in a particular country that they were not born in:

  • You will be considered a US resident for tax purposes.

• 7 a doctor who is still training, and who works in a hospital:

  • She's a senior resident on the hospital's medicine ward.

• 8 living or staying in a place:

  • resident in France/Michigan/London, etc. If you want to take a British driving test you must be resident in the UK.