nonresident Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who does not live in a particular place
    • described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land
  2. adjective not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents
    • nonresident students who commute to classes
    • nonresident real estate

WordNet

Non*res"i*dent adjective
Definitions
  1. Not residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's proper place; as, a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands.
Non*res"i*dent noun
Definitions
  1. A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.

Webster 1913