Can Resume Be a Noun?

A summary or synopsis. [from 18th c.] (Canada) A curriculum vitae; an account of one's employment history and qualifications (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job).

What kind of word is resume?

History. The word résumé comes from the French word résumé meaning "summary". Leonardo da Vinci is credited with the first résumé, though his "résumé" takes the form of a letter written about 1481–1482 to a potential employer, Ludovico Sforza.

Is resume a homonym or Homograph?

Resume and resumé are easily misread words. They are homographs, meaning words that are spelled the same, but are pronounced differently and mean different things.