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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. not residing in the place specified

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of nonresident

First recorded in 1520–30; non- + resident

Example Sentences

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Campuses have attempted to make up for the losses by giving more seats to the group that pays full nonresident tuition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Vincent H. Smith is a nonresident senior fellow and the director of agricultural policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

China's campaign of keeping tabs on dissidents around the world is motivated by the belief that criticism threatens the country's stability, said Claire Chu, a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

About the author: Ben Cahill is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a regular contributor to Barron’s.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Adj. absent, not present, away, nonresident, gone, from home; missing; lost; wanting; omitted; nowhere to be found; inexistence &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

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