doctor vs resident

resident vs doctor

doctor and resident both are nouns.

doctor is not an adjective while resident is an adjective.

doctor is a verb but resident is not a verb.

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

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

doctor: a licensed medical practitioner
resident: 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

Other hyponyms of doctor include abortionist, allergist, angiologist, extern, medical extern, gastroenterologist, general practitioner, GP, hakeem, hakim, house physician, resident physician, houseman, intern, interne, medical intern, primary care physician, quack, medical specialist, specialist, operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon.

doctor (noun)	resident (noun)
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office	someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
a licensed medical practitioner	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
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

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

doctor (verb)	resident (verb)
give medical treatment to
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

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