resident vs doctor

doctor vs resident

resident and doctor both are nouns.

resident is an adjective but doctor is not an adjective.

resident is not a verb while doctor is a verb.

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

As nouns, doctor is a hypernym of resident; that is, doctor is a word with a broader meaning than resident:

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
doctor: a licensed medical practitioner

Other hypernyms of resident include doc, Dr., MD, medico, physician.

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

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

resident (verb)	doctor (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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