- resident
- n1. inhabitant, Archaic. inhabiter, habitant, occupant, occupier, denizen, resider, residencer, residentiary, dweller, householder, sojourner; indwel-ler, incumbent, inmate; tenant, lodger, boarder, roomer, paying guest, Sl. crasher; renter, lessee, leaseholder.2. settler, homesteader, squatter, cottager, cottier, Scot. cotter; villager, townsman, burgher, burgess, oppidan.3. diplomat, diplomatic agent; minister, envoy, em-misary, legate.4. intern, house physician, resident physician.adj5. living, dwelling, abiding, staying, remaining, residing, residentiary, in residence; inhabiting, occupying, settling, locating, ensconcing; nesting, nestling, perching, roosting, squatting; lodging, rooming, bunking, boarding, berthing, Inf. hanging out, Sl. crashing, Brit. dossing down; renting, leasing.6. inner, internal, intrinsic, inward; implicit, immanent, inherent, indwelling; implanted, ingrained, in fixed, deep-seated; inborn, congenital, innate; indigenous, native, native to, natural, natural to.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.