Home › Words › N › nonresidentnonresidentnonresident means not resident; not residing in the place in question.EtymologyFrom non- + resident.adjNot resident; not residing in the place in question.e.g.“a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands”nounOne who is not a resident; an alien; a foreigner.A person living in a country who is not a legal permanent resident of that country.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nonresiding 84% match — Not residing. vs nonresident →nonresidental 84% match — Not residental. vs nonresident →nonresidency 80% match — Lack of residency; not living in a specified area. vs nonresident →nonresidence 78% match — The state or condition of being nonresident. vs nonresident →nonoccupant 69% match — One who is not an occupant. vs nonresident →noncitizen 68% match — Someone who is not a citizen. vs nonresident →resiant 67% match — A resident. vs nonresident →nondomicile 66% match — Not of or pertaining to domicile. vs nonresident →