nondrinker
See also: non-drinker
English
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editNoun
editnondrinker (plural nondrinkers)
- One who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.
- 1985, The Journal of Applied Social Sciences, Volumes 10-11[1], Digitized edition, Case Western Reserve University, published 2006, page 17:
- A majority of adolescents (66%) believe that an adolescent who changed from heavy drinker to nondrinker will be accepted by nondrinkers/moderate drinkers.
- Someone who does not drink a specified beverage (milk, wine, coffee, etc).
- 1959, Daniel A. Swope, Francena Lounsbery Nolan, Basic Appeals in Consumer Acceptance of Milk:
- Data were analyzed to test differences between: (1) drinkers and nondrinkers of milk, and (2) [...]
Synonyms
edit- (one who does not drink alcohol): teetotaler, abstainer