resident
re·si·dent
noun
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
- “the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital”
adjective
used of animals that do not migrate
Origin
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.
Phrases
- dual resident
- permanent resident
- resident alien
- resident minister
- Southern resident orca
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