/ ˈrezɪdənt; NAmE / noun , adjective
■ noun
1.
a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there :
a resident of the United States
There were confrontations between local residents and the police.
2.
a person who is staying in a hotel :
The hotel restaurant is open to non-residents.
3.
a doctor working in a hospital in the US who is receiving special advanced training
—compare registrar
■ adjective
living in a particular place :
the town's resident population (= not tourists or visitors)
to be resident abroad / in the US
Tom's our resident expert (= our own expert) on foreign movies.
••
WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Latin resident- remaining, from the verb residere remain, from re- back + sedere sit.