Nondrinker

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages wordnet
  3. 3
    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) [...]"

Example

More examples

"A majority of adolescents (66%) believe that an adolescent who changed from heavy drinker to nondrinker will be accepted by nondrinkers/moderate drinkers."

Etymology

From non- + drinker.

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