n.
Pronunciation: ' re-z ə -d ə nt, ' rez-d ə nt, ' re-z ə - ˌ dent
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin resident-, residens, present participle of resid ē re
Date: 14th century
1 a : living in a place for some length of time : RESIDING b : serving in a regular or full-time capacity <the resident engineer for a highway department> also : being in residence
2 : PRESENT , INHERENT
3 : not migratory < resident species>