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resident vs tenant

tenant vs resident

resident and tenant both are nouns.

resident is an adjective but tenant is not an adjective.

resident is not a verb while tenant is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
resident Yes Yes No No
tenant Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tenant is a hyponym of resident; that is, tenant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resident:
  • resident: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
  • tenant: any occupant who dwells in a place
resident (noun) tenant (noun)
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
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 any occupant who dwells in a place
a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
resident (adjective) tenant (adjective)
living in a particular place
used of animals that do not migrate
resident (verb) tenant (verb)
occupy as a tenant
Difference between resident and tenant

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