res·i·dent
ˈre-zə-dənt 
ˈrez-dənt,
ˈre-zə-ˌdent
Synonyms
Examples of resident in a Sentence
Adjective
Several tribes are resident in this part of the country.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The rule is intended to limit cases of resident neglect or delays in care, a lingering issue that was exposed when more than 200,000 nursing home residents and staff died from COVID-19 in the first two years of the pandemic.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Kyla Haren-Moye is the resident cheesemonger and director of hospitality and guest experiences at The Walls Vineyards and its Passatempo in Walla Walla, Washington.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Every year since 2018 up to 39,000 resident hunters have entered the draw for just eight to 10 tags for the state’s only elk hunt in northern Wisconsin; this new hunt will add additional opportunities, though officials have not yet decided how many tags will be allocated.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2024
The community has a resident council who meet regularly to discuss issues and concerns.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
City Supervisor Dean Preston—San Francisco’s resident socialist millionaire—regularly blames the city’s housing crisis on capitalism.
—Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2024
To fuel their adventures, Fajã do Belo guests are treated to a daily continental breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all of which are prepared and delivered by the resident chef who specializes in traditional Azorean and Portuguese dishes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2024
Robert Garland, its longtime resident choreographer, has become artistic director, and the programming for his first New York season is a snapshot of the company today.
—The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
When most residents of the fictional Pennsylvania town thought DiLaurentis was dead, the girls began receiving letters from an unknown individual named A who knew their deepest and darkest secrets — and held them against her friends as leverage.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The resolution claims We Energies failed to take sufficient action to prevent outages in spite of resident and city requests to do so.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
The victim was at the complex to tow a vehicle parked in another resident’s space.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
The latest report shows measles spread for the most part transmitted by unvaccinated U.S. residents who traveled abroad and brought measles home to schools or hospitalsthey visited.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Wyoming Game and Fish biologist Daryl Lutz knows residents who may well wait a lifetime to draw a bighorn sheep.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
The first permanent residents started arriving in the mid-1990s.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
As a result, residents said, the community had always been easy to ignore.
—Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Adjective
For some scary lessons about what the future might have in store, check out this illuminating video from The Times’ resident puppeteer, Safi Nazzal, starring his sheep puppet, Judeh.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The rule is intended to limit cases of resident neglect or delays in care, a lingering issue that was exposed when more than 200,000 nursing home residents and staff died from COVID-19 in the first two years of the pandemic.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Kyla Haren-Moye is the resident cheesemonger and director of hospitality and guest experiences at The Walls Vineyards and its Passatempo in Walla Walla, Washington.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Every year since 2018 up to 39,000 resident hunters have entered the draw for just eight to 10 tags for the state’s only elk hunt in northern Wisconsin; this new hunt will add additional opportunities, though officials have not yet decided how many tags will be allocated.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2024
The community has a resident council who meet regularly to discuss issues and concerns.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
City Supervisor Dean Preston—San Francisco’s resident socialist millionaire—regularly blames the city’s housing crisis on capitalism.
—Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2024
To fuel their adventures, Fajã do Belo guests are treated to a daily continental breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all of which are prepared and delivered by the resident chef who specializes in traditional Azorean and Portuguese dishes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2024
Robert Garland, its longtime resident choreographer, has become artistic director, and the programming for his first New York season is a snapshot of the company today.
—The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
San Francisco resident Robert Gray, 35, was booked on one felony count of vandalism with damage of more than $400 and a misdemeanor violation of civil rights by damaging another property.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
When most residents of the fictional Pennsylvania town thought DiLaurentis was dead, the girls began receiving letters from an unknown individual named A who knew their deepest and darkest secrets — and held them against her friends as leverage.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The resolution claims We Energies failed to take sufficient action to prevent outages in spite of resident and city requests to do so.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
The victim was at the complex to tow a vehicle parked in another resident’s space.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
The latest report shows measles spread for the most part transmitted by unvaccinated U.S. residents who traveled abroad and brought measles home to schools or hospitalsthey visited.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Wyoming Game and Fish biologist Daryl Lutz knows residents who may well wait a lifetime to draw a bighorn sheep.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
The first permanent residents started arriving in the mid-1990s.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
As a result, residents said, the community had always been easy to ignore.
—Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
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resident
1 of 2 adjective
res·i·dent
ˈrez-əd-ənt
-ə-ˌdent
1
: living in a place for some length of time
2
: working on a regular or full-time basis
a resident physician
3
: not migrating to other areas
resident birds
resident
2 of 2 noun1
: one who resides in a place
2
: a person (as a physician) serving a residency
Medical Definition
resident
noun
res·i·dent
ˈrez-əd-ənt, ˈrez-dənt
: a physician serving a residency
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