nondrinker en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + drinker.
Meanings
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One who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.
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: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:
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nondrinkers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
teetotaler (one who does not drink alcohol) · abstainer (one who does not drink alcohol)
Translations (5)
mi wainamu (teetotaler) · bg въздържател (teetotaler) · mi tītotara (teetotaler) · sv nykterist (teetotaler) · et karsklane (teetotaler)