resident
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A physician who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹɛzɪdənt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
medicine
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.”
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
medicine
A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
law
A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
adjective
Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
Living in a particular place
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: 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
Used this way, resident is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
“The resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
Used or designed for residence or limited to residences.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives.
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.
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Sense: physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
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