non-drinker

A form of nondrinker — One who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.

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Meanings

nounnon-drinker (plural non-drinkers)

plural non-drinkers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of nondrinker (“one who does not drink any specified beverage, especially alcohol”).

    […] A non-drinker of milk, she must […]

    1987, Carlton Fredericks, Low blood sugar and you, →ISBN
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    Many of the persons listed as non-drinkers of milk actually consumed some of the raw article on cereals, puddings, etc. Many took it only in coffee, but in that case the heat of the coffee would be sufficient to destroy the organism.

    1907, Boston (Massachusetts) Health Dept Annual Report, page 136

Origin

From non- + drinker.

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APA

non-drinker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-drinker

MLA

“non-drinker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-drinker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-drinker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-drinker.

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