denizen vs resident

resident vs denizen

denizen and resident both are nouns.

denizen is not an adjective while resident is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
denizen	Yes	No	No	No
resident	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, resident is a hyponym of denizen; that is, resident is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than denizen:

denizen: a person who inhabits a particular place
resident: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

Other hyponyms of denizen include Asian, Asiatic, European, Aussie, Australian, Austronesian, Kiwi, New Zealander, American, American, Alsatian, borderer, cottage dweller, cottager, easterner, Galilaean, Galilean, Hittite, island-dweller, islander, landlubber, landman, landsman, Latin, liver, marcher, Nazarene, Northerner, Numidian, Occidental, Philistine, Phrygian, plainsman, occupant, occupier, earthling, earthman, tellurian, worldling, Trinidadian, villager, westerner.

denizen (noun)	resident (noun)
a plant or animal naturalized in a region	someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
a person who inhabits a particular place	a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital

denizen (adjective)	resident (adjective)
	living in a particular place
	used of animals that do not migrate

Difference between denizen and resident

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