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nonresident

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: N AA0 N R EH1 Z AH0 D AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not resident; not residing in the place in question.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alien, foreign

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who is not a resident; an alien; a foreigner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person living in a country who is not a legal permanent resident of that country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • nonresident students who commute to classes
  • nonresident real estate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: resident

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone who does not live in a particular place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: resident

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

History

Etymology

From non- + resident.

From Middle English non-resident, nounresident, equivalent to non- + resident.