local resident
Someone living nearby
A local resident is someone who lives in a particular area, especially when distinguished from visitors, tourists, or outsiders.
The phrase is somewhat redundant—residents are by definition local to somewhere—but it emphasizes belonging to a specific community: Local residents complained about the noise from the new bar.
Often used in news reports and official contexts to identify people with direct stake in neighborhood matters.
- neighborPerson living nearby
- next doorIn the adjacent building
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
- townieNon-student area resident
- villagerRural community inhabitant
down the street · native · born and raised · dweller · homeowner · property owner · tenant · community · neighborhood · block · block party · street · neighborhood watch · town hall meeting · familiar · longtime · settled · rootedness
- Redundanciestautology, pleonasm, redundancy, redundant phrase, added bonus
local residenttourist
Traveler visiting attractions
visitor · transient · passerby · day-tripper · migrant worker
local residentforeigner
Non-native person
outsider · out-of-towner · stranger · newcomer · alien
local residenttourist
Traveler visiting attractions
traveler · vacationer · holidaymaker · sightseer · excursionist
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