- nondrinker
- noun Date: 1899 a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages • nondrinking adjective
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nondrinker
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nondrinker — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
nondrinker — nondrinking, adj., n. /non dring keuhr/, n. a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages. [1925 30; NON + DRINKER] * * * … Universalium
nondrinker — nÉ‘ndrɪŋkÉ™(r) / nÉ’n n. one who does not drink alcoholic beverages … English contemporary dictionary
nondrinker — n teetotaler, nephalist, abstainer, water drinker, hydropot; temperance advocate, W.C.T.U. member, prohibitionist, Inf. dry, blue ribboner, blue ribbonist, blue ribbonite; puritan, ascetic; Rechabite, Encratite … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nondrinker — non·drinker … English syllables
nondrinker — non•drink•er [[t]nɒnˈdrɪŋ kər[/t]] n. cvb a person who abstains from alcohol • Etymology: 1925–30 non•drink′ing, adj. n … From formal English to slang
nondrinker — noun a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages • Syn: ↑abstainer, ↑abstinent • Ant: ↑drinker • Derivationally related forms: ↑abstinent (for: ↑abstinent), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
moderation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Keeping within limits Nouns 1. moderation, moderateness, temperance, continence, temperateness, gentleness; self restraint, self control, asceticism, abstinence; teetotalism, soberness, sobriety; quiet,… … English dictionary for students
teetotaler — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nondrinker, prohibitionist, prude, abstinent; see abstainer . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nondrinker, abstainer, *dry … English dictionary for students
abstainer — noun 1. someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline • Syn: ↑ascetic • Derivationally related forms: ↑ascetic (for: ↑ascetic), ↑ascetical (for: ↑ascetic) … Useful english dictionary
