nonresident

adjective

non·​res·​i·​dent ˌnän-ˈre-zə-dənt How to pronounce nonresident (audio)
-ˈrez-dənt,
-ˌdent
: not residing in a particular place
nonresident noun

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Ultimately, that can have lasting impacts on their ability to build wealth, said Jun Zhu, a nonresident fellow at the Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2025 Michael Martin, a nonresident fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the military could slow the delivery of supplies, deny visas to relief workers or direct more aid to areas nominally under its control, shortchanging areas under opposition control. Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Clay Calvert, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, suggested Trump is deliberately setting the tone on these relaxed rules of language with his spontaneous verbal style. John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025 Residents of the state pay $25 for the sheep permit; the nonresident tab is $50. Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonresident

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonresident was in 1540

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“Nonresident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonresident. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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nonresident

adjective
non·​res·​i·​dent (ˈ)nän-ˈrez-əd-ənt How to pronounce nonresident (audio)
-ˈrez-dənt,
-ˈrez-ə-ˌdent
: not living in a particular place
nonresident noun

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