used to refer to an artist, writer, dancer, or musician who is invited to work for a particular amount of time in an organization that provides them with space, money, and materials:
After the concert, we viewed paintings exhibited by two resident artists. For two years, he was resident choreographer at the American Ballet Theater. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesYou can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
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someone who lives in a place: The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.A resident is also a doctor who is working, usually in a hospital, to get practical experience and training in a special area of medicine.
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someone who lives in a particular building or area: The park is a popular meeting place for local residents. someone who stays in a hotel: The hotel bar was only open to residents. a person who has the legal right to live in a particular country that they were not born in: You will be considered a US resident for tax purposes. a doctor who is still training, and who works in a hospital: She's a senior resident on the hospital's medicine ward.Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
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resident in France/Michigan/London, etc. If you want to take a British driving test you must be resident in the UK.
(Definition of resident from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)In all but one of the most developed countries, residents aged 25 and older spent an average of more than 12 years in school.
And what happens if you're not a state resident? The smell is terrible and the residents have had enough. Residents fear gangs more than they trust the police. Another wild card is the reaction from nonresidents. Medical residents, doctors still in training, routinely work in hospitals and pay income taxes. The resident called 911 and said it appeared the small horse may have been hit by a car. The residents enjoy universal health care and free education. The problem is too few government officials and residents are taking those steps. And as residents began to shovel, those with heart conditions could be at risk.While it is possible to increase the number of residents they train, to do so, hospitals must fund the entire cost of those training positions.
Authorities continue to ask residents in storm-affected areas to stay home and stay off the roads.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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Interest payable on local authority debt now amounts to over £100 million a year—£1 per week for every adult resident.
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The common themes that emerged did not discriminate hostel residents from community dwellers. It is compulsory for ever y legal resident .These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
ஒரு இடத்தில் வசிக்கும் அல்லது தனக்கான ஒரு வீட்டை பெற்றிருக்கும் ஒரு நபர், ஒரு இடத்தில் வாழ்வது அல்லது தங்குவது…
निवासी, रहनेवाला, रेज़िडेंट… નિવાસી, રહીશ, સ્થાનિક… borger, bosiddende, som bor på stedet… bofast person, invånare, bosatt… penduduk, menetap, tinggal… der Einwohner / die Einwohnerin, wohnhaft, am Arbeitsplatz wohnend… innbygger [masculine], beboer [masculine], praksislege [masculine]… رہائش پذیر, سکونت پذیر, باشندہ… мешканець, резидент, такий… житель, ординатор, проживающий… నివాసి/ ఒక ప్రదేశంలో నివసించే, లేదా ఆ చోట ఇల్లున్న వ్యక్తి, ఒక ప్రదేశంలో నివసించడం లేదా ఉండడం… ساكِن, مُقيم… obyvatel, -ka, bydlící… penduduk, tinggal, tinggal di dalam… ผู้พักอาศัย, ซึ่งอยู่อาศัย, ซึ่งประจำอยู่… cư dân, có nhà ở đâu đó, cư trú… mieszka-niec/nka, (lekarz) stażysta, stażystka… Need a translator?Get a quick, free translation!
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to put your arms around someone and hold them in a loving way, or (of two people) to hold each other close to show love or for comfort
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