nonresident

[non-rez-i-duh nt]

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adjective

not resident in a particular place.

not residing where official duties require a person to reside.

noun

a person who is nonresident.

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Origin of nonresident

First recorded in 1520–30; non- + resident

Related formsnon·res·i·dence, non·res·i·den·cy, noun

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Examples from the Web for nonresident

(Alexis, being a nonresident, was blocked from purchasing an AR-15).
The Great GOP Mental-Health Hypocrisy|Michael Tomasky|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Also he appointed a few of his councilors as nonresident Justices of the Peace.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly
It is a step in a bigger process managed from without and owned by a multitude of nonresident stockholders.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People|Various
They had no title to it, but as the owners were nonresident minors they were not disturbed.
The Story of the Mormons|William Alexander Linn

A nonresident, however able and distinguished he might be as a statesman, would have little chance of election.
Government in the United States|James Wilford Garner
Against the newcomers, profitable as they were, still existed the ancient antipathy of the resident for the nonresident.
The Covered Wagon|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for nonresident

nonresident

noun

a person who is not residing in the place implied or specifiedthe hotel restaurant is open to nonresidents

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

not residing in the place specified

Derived Formsnonresidence or nonresidency, noun

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