[rez-i-duh
nt] 
| 1. | a person who resides in a place. |
| 2. | a physician who joins the medical staff of a hospital as a salaried employee for a specified period to gain advanced training usually in a particular field, being in full-time attendance at the hospital and often living on the premises. |
| 3. | a diplomatic representative, inferior in rank to an ambassador, residing at a foreign court. |
| 4. | (formerly) a representative of the British governor general at a native court in India. |
| 5. | (formerly) the governor of a residency in the Dutch East Indies. |
| 6. | residing; dwelling in a place. |
| 7. | living or staying at a place in discharge of duty. |
| 8. | (of qualities) existing; intrinsic. |
| 9. | (of birds) not migratory. |
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resident res·i·dent (rěz'ĭ-dənt, -děnt')
n.
A physician during residency.