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tenant vs resident

resident vs tenant

tenant and resident both are nouns.

tenant is not an adjective while resident is an adjective.

tenant is a verb but resident is not a verb.

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

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