RESIDER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

resider

noun

Definition of resider

as in resident

one who lives permanently in a place was born in the U.S. but is now a resider of Dresden, Germany

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Noun

José Antonio Bañuelos-Díaz, 42, a Mexican national and West Adams resident, appeared in court wearing a reflective vest with the name of a landscaping company, blue jeans and boots with the American flag on them.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
California weighs factors like time spent in the state and business ties when deciding who counts as a resident.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of resident

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Prosecutors say Hill was the only occupant of the other car, a white Nissan Rogue, which pulled up behind the Mercedes and blocked it in.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
But today, Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2 to 1 in the state, and the current White House occupant shares a mutual disdain with the vast majority of Golden State voters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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The very few people who live there work on sheep ranches, and in some areas the population density is as low as one-tenth of an inhabitant per square mile.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
For a long time, bunkers were designed to protect inhabitants from the fallout of nuclear weapons.

— Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

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