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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House Bill 2, introduced Jan. 2, would affect both resident and nonresident hunters. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2025 Others, like Thomas S. Warrick -- a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and former Department of Homeland Security official -- see some value in Trump's proposal. Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025 About the Author Thomas Chatterton Williams Thomas Chatterton Williams is a staff writer at The Atlantic, a visiting professor of humanities at Bard College, and a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025 Starting this year in Idaho, for example, out-of-staters must have a nonresident big-game hunting license to legally collect antlers, even on private land. Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonresident

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

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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 12 Mar. 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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