resident: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 9 letter points · starts with R · ends with T
Meaning of resident
noun
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
Example: She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.
A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
Listed forms: residents.
Source: Wiktionary — resident.
adj
Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
Example: resident in the city or in the country
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
Example: He is our resident computer expert.
Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
- obsolete
Fixed; stable; certain.
Source: Wiktionary — resident.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for resident.
adjective
used of animals that do not migrate
noun
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
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
- house physician
- resident physician
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is resident in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of resident
R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of resident
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from resident
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