nonmember

noun

non·​mem·​ber ˌnän-ˈmem-bər How to pronounce nonmember (audio)
plural nonmembers
: a person or thing that is not a member
The event is open to nonmembers as well.
Admission is $15 for nonmembers.
often used before another noun
nonmember nations
nonmember prices

Examples of nonmember in a Sentence

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President Trump has encouraged Rutte’s push for growth, citing a mounting concern about the United States’s dominant support of the war in Ukraine, a nonmember nation designated as a NATO partner country. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 June 2025 Carney invited the leaders of several other nonmember countries — Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Ukraine, Australia and South Korea — to also attend this year’s gathering. Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 June 2025 India was just one of several nonmember nations invited to attend the summit. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025 Sixty-two percent of EU trade occurs among member states in the single market, and another 13 percent with European countries that are nonmembers. Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonmember

Word History

First Known Use

1635, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonmember was in 1635

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“Nonmember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmember. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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