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nondrinker

nondrinker noun: one who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.

Noun

nondrinker (plural nondrinkers)

  1. One who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.
    • A majority of adolescents (66%) believe that an adolescent who changed from heavy drinker to nondrinker will be accepted by nondrinkers/moderate drinkers.1985, The Journal of Applied Social Sciences, Volumes 10-11, Digitized edition, Case Western Reserve University, published 2006, page 17
    • After eliminating alcohol from their lives, some sober individuals exclusively date nondrinkers.2020 December 29, Hilary Sheinbaum, “Finding Love Without Alcohol”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2021
  2. Someone who does not drink a specified beverage (milk, wine, coffee, etc).
    • Data were analyzed to test differences between: (1) drinkers and nondrinkers of milk, and (2) [...]1959, Daniel A. Swope, Francena Lounsbery Nolan, Basic Appeals in Consumer Acceptance of Milk

Synonyms of nondrinker

Forms of nondrinker

pluralnondrinkers

Origin of nondrinker

From non- + drinker.

Questions about nondrinker

What does nondrinker mean?
Nondrinker means one who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.
What part of speech is nondrinker?
Nondrinker is a noun.
What is the plural of nondrinker?
The plural of nondrinker is nondrinkers.

Words near nondrinker in the dictionary

  1. nondreamer
  2. nondreamers
  3. nondreaming
  4. nondressed
  5. nondrilling
  6. nondrinker
  7. nondrinkers
  8. nondrinking
  9. nondrip
  10. nondripping
  11. nondriven

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