nonresident

American  

[non-rez-i-duhnt] / nɒnˈrɛz ɪ dənt /

adjective

1. not resident in a particular place.

2. not residing where official duties require a person to reside.

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noun

1. a person who is nonresident.

nonresident British  

/ 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

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adjective

1. not residing in the place specified

Other Word Forms

• nonresidence noun
• nonresidency noun

Etymology

Origin of nonresident

First recorded in 1520–30; non- + resident

Example Sentences

Ms. Wong is an assistant professor of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California and nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beginning Jan. 1, an annual pass will cost $250 for nonresidents compared with $80 for U.S. residents, the Interior Department said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said defending an out-of-state lawsuit because they helped a nonresident get access to abortion “could bankrupt small organizations” like theirs.

From Washington Post

“The government now is a coalition of rivals” for government spoils, said Sajad Jiyad, an Iraqi political analyst and nonresident fellow at the Century Foundation, an American research institute.

From New York Times

At the Big Bear Mountain Resort, employees are readying for crowds to return to the slopes after the mountains were cut off to nonresidents for the past few weeks after the snowstorms.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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