nondrinker

nondrinker

See also: non-drinker

English

Etymology

non- +‎ drinker

Noun

nondrinker (plural nondrinkers)

1. One who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.
   • 1985, The Journal of Applied Social Sciences, Volumes 10-11‎, 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.

2. 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

• (one who does not drink alcohol): teetotaler, abstainer

Translations

teetotaler

Maori: wainamu