non-member

noun

Someone who is not a member (of a club, institution, etc.)

OriginEnglish member ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

nounnon-member (plural non-members)

plural non-members · alternative nonmember

  1. Someone who is not a member (of a club, institution, etc.)

    Non-members will be welcome at all Clubroom lectures.

    1960 February, “Society Column”, in Trains illustrated, page vii
    1 more example

    A limited number of tickets will be available for non-members.

    1958 March 28, “Notes and News: Festiniog Railway Society”, in Railway Magazine, page 215

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishmember
  15. Englishnon-member

From non- + member.

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Translations

German Nichtmitglied
  • Nichtmitgliedsomeone who is not a member
Hindi असदस्य
  • असदस्य (asdasya)someone who is not a member

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with non-member

memberDecembernovemberSeptemberrememberembercrewmemberdismemberdisremembermisremember
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Cite this entry
APA

non-member. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-member

MLA

“non-member.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-member. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-member,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-member.

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