resident meaning
resident :
living in a place
adjective
▪ She is a resident doctor at the hospital.
▪ She is a doctor living at the hospital.
▪ The resident birds stay all year.
▪ The birds living here stay all year.
paraphrasing
▪ local – living nearby
▪ permanent – staying for a long time
▪ native – born in a place
▪ settled – living in a place
resident :
a person who lives in a place
noun
▪ The residents of the building are friendly.
▪ The people living in the building are friendly.
▪ Each resident has a key to the pool.
▪ Each person living here has a key to the pool.
paraphrasing
▪ inhabitant – person living in a place
▪ dweller – person living in a place
▪ occupant – person living in a place
▪ tenant – person renting a place
Pronunciation
resident [ˈrɛzɪdənt]
The stress is on 'res' and sounds like 'rez-i-dent'.
Common phrases and grammar about resident
resident - Common meaning
adjective
living in a place
noun
a person who lives in a place
Part of Speech Changes for "resident"
▪ residence (noun) – place where someone lives
▪ residential (adjective) – related to living in a place
Common Expressions with "resident"
▪ resident alien – a foreign person living in a country
▪ resident permit – a document allowing someone to live in a place
▪ permanent resident – a person who lives in a place for a long time
▪ resident status – the condition of living in a place
Important examples of resident in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, resident often refers to someone living in a specific place.
Example of a confusing word: residence (a place where someone lives)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Resident is used as both a noun and an adjective, often appearing in questions to distinguish these uses.
resident
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
resident assistant
a person who helps others living in a place, often used in dormitories.
resident scholar
means 'a scholar living at a place for study'.
Differences between similar words and resident
resident
,
inhabitant
differences
Resident refers to a person living in a place, while inhabitant is more general and can refer to any living being.
resident
,
tenant
differences
Resident refers to anyone living in a place, while tenant specifically refers to someone renting a place.
Words with the same origin as resident
The origin of resident
The word 'resident' comes from the Latin 'resident-', meaning 'remaining' or 'dwelling'.
Word structure
It has the prefix re (back), root sid (sit), and suffix ent (adjective or noun), meaning 'sitting back' or 'dwelling'.
Words with the same origin
The root of resident is sid (sit). Words with the same root include reside (to live), preside (to lead), and subside (to go down).
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