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

Mr. Gramm is a former chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Wilcox is a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of “Get Married.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Gramm, a former chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Haun is senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Related Words

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