nonresident

[ non-rez-i-duhnt ]

adjective

1. not resident in a particular place.
2. not residing where official duties require a person to reside.

noun

1. a person who is nonresident.

nonresident

/ nɒnˈrɛzɪdənt /

noun

1. a person who is not residing in the place implied or specified

   the hotel restaurant is open to nonresidents

2. a British person employed abroad on a contract for a minimum of one year, who is exempt from UK income tax provided that he does not spend more than 90 days in the UK during that tax year

adjective

1. not residing in the place specified

Derived Forms

• nonˈresidence, noun

Other Words From

• non·resi·dence non·resi·den·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonresident¹

First recorded in 1520–30; non- + resident

Example Sentences

Since then, 32 states and the District of Columbia have legalized sports betting and about a dozen states have allowed online sports betting to take place within the state borders for both residents and nonresidents.

From Digiday

Kavita Patel, a primary care physician, is a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution.

From Washington Post

In Alexandria, the Old Town Pool offers multiple lap lanes on a first-come, first-served basis for residents and nonresidents in its 25-yard main pool.

From Washington Post

Prince George’s halted vaccination appointments for nonresidents who were eager to get the shot wherever it was available.

From Washington Post

Top health personnel in Palm Beach County did not authorize the vaccinations of nonresidents at MorseLife, according to a health official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not cleared to discuss the issue.

From Washington Post

(Alexis, being a nonresident, was blocked from purchasing an AR-15).

From The Daily Beast

The Restless Sexteen were mostly young married women with their husbands as nonresident members.

From Project Gutenberg

Appear in the courts for nonresident clients in United States land cases, etc.

From Project Gutenberg

Against the newcomers, profitable as they were, still existed the ancient antipathy of the resident for the nonresident.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a step in a bigger process managed from without and owned by a multitude of nonresident stockholders.

From Project Gutenberg

The Philadelphia Company is said to be controlled by nonresident investors.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• alien
• different
• external
• offshore
• overseas
• unfamiliar