non-resident
noun [C] /ˌnɒnˈrez.ɪ.dənt/
/ˌnɑːn-/ Definition
› a person who is not staying or living in or at a place: The hotel bar is open to non-residents.People who live or settle somewhere non-resident adjective › During the summer the town has a large non-resident population of holidaymakers.Visiting
(Definition of non-resident noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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