non-smoker

noun

Somebody who does not smoke tobacco.

OriginEnglish smoker ← Middle English smoken ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

nounnon-smoker (plural non-smokers)

plural non-smokers · alternative nonsmoker

  1. Somebody who does not smoke tobacco.

    The smaller saloon is reserved for non-smokers in both cases.

    1952 September, “Modernised Pull-and-Push Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 617
  2. A railway carriage where smoking tobacco is not permitted.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Middle Englishsmoken
  15. Englishsmoke
  16. Englishsmoker
  17. Englishnon-smoker

From non- + smoker.

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Translations

Afrikaans nie-roker
  • nie-rokersomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Bulgarian непушач
  • непушач (nepušač)somebody who does not smoke tobacco
Catalan no fumador, no fumadora
  • no fumadorsomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • no fumadorasomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Chinese Mandarin 非吸煙者 /非吸烟者
  • 非吸煙者 /非吸烟者 (fēixīyānzhě)somebody who does not smoke tobacco
Czech nekuřák, nekuřačka
  • nekuřáksomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • nekuřačkasomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Danish ikkeryger
  • ikkerygersomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Dutch niet-roker, niet-rookster
  • niet-rokersomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • niet-rookstersomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Estonian mittesuitsetaja
  • mittesuitsetajasomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Finnish tupakoimaton
  • tupakoimatonsomebody who does not smoke tobacco
French non-fumeur, non-fumeuse
  • non-fumeursomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • non-fumeusesomebody who does not smoke tobacco
German Nichtraucher, Nichtraucherin
  • Nichtrauchersomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • Nichtraucherinsomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Italian non fumatore, non fumatrice
  • non fumatoresomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • non fumatricesomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Japanese 非喫煙者
  • 非喫煙者 (hikitsuensha)somebody who does not smoke tobacco
Norwegian Bokmål ikke-røyker, ikke-røker
  • ikke-røykersomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • ikke-røkersomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Polish niepalący, niepaląca
  • niepalącysomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • niepalącasomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Portuguese não-fumante
  • não-fumantesomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Romanian nefumător
  • nefumătorsomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Russian некуря́щий, некуря́щая
  • некуря́щий (nekurjáščij)somebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • некуря́щая (nekurjáščaja)somebody who does not smoke tobacco
Slovak nefajčiar, nefajčiarka
  • nefajčiarsomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • nefajčiarkasomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Spanish no fumador, no fumadora
  • no fumadorsomebody who does not smoke tobacco
  • no fumadorasomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Swedish icke-rökare
  • icke-rökaresomebody who does not smoke tobacco
Ukrainian некуре́ць
  • некуре́ць (nekurécʹ)somebody who does not smoke tobacco
Cite this entry
APA

non-smoker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-smoker

MLA

“non-smoker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-smoker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-smoker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-smoker.

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