noncitizen

noun

non·​cit·​i·​zen ˌnän-ˈsi-tə-zən 

also

-sən 

: a person who is not a citizen

the only noncitizen in town

—often used before another noun

noncitizen students

Examples of noncitizen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The administration says the Constitution's framers did not intend to include those noncitizens among the persons to be counted for the census. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Her office also received a letter from the DOJ in July asserting that election officials could be prosecuted if votes from noncitizens are counted in their vote tallies. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

An amendment to prohibit noncitizens from voting, a thing that has not happened, and a thing already prohibited. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

The government’s argument, which is that the greater harm is to our democracy because of the potential for fraud and for noncitizens to vote, is not supported by the record in this case. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for noncitizen

• citizen

Legal Definition

noncitizen

noun

non·​cit·​i·​zen

ˌnän-ˈsi-tə-zən

: one who is not a citizen