non-drinker

See also: nondrinker

English

Etymology

non- +‎ drinker

Noun

non-drinker (plural non-drinkers)

  1. Alternative form of nondrinker (“one who does not drink any specified beverage, especially alcohol”)
    • 1907, Boston (Massachusetts) Health Dept Annual Report, page 136:
      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.
    • 1987, Carlton Fredericks, Low blood sugar and you, →ISBN:
      […] A non-drinker of milk, she must […]
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