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Someone who lives there now, and will complain about it forever.
means A person who lives in a particular place on a settled, ongoing basis — not just visiting.
from From Latin 'residere' meaning 'to sit back, remain, stay behind' — a combination of 're-' (back) and 'sedere' (to sit). The same root that gives us 'sediment' (what settles down) and 'subside' (to sink back down) — all sharing this ancient image of settling into a place and staying put, which is exactly what a resident does.
- legal meaning
- lives somewhere long enough to be taxed there
- medical meaning
- doctor working brutal hours to learn the job
- etymology
- from residere, latin for to sit back
- hotel sense
- guest who never actually checks out