单词 | non-drinker |
释义 | non-drinkern. A person who or animal which does not drink; spec. a person who abstains from alcoholic drinks. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > abstention from drinking > [noun] > total abstinence > total abstainer water-drinker1440 abstainerc1475 Rechabite1637 drink-watera1641 hydropotist1678 hydropot1727 teetotal1834 teetotaller1834 teetotalist1840 Washingtonian1842 Good Templar1853 teetotalleress1854 blue-ribbonist1858 nephalist1861 total abstainer1862 blue-ribbonite1867 totec1870 Templar1874 blue ribboner1878 total abstinent1882 water butt1882 white ribboner1886 non-drinker1910 pioneer1912 T.T.1922 1861 J. Lamont Seasons with Sea-horses 256 There was a special interposition of Providence to create a variety [of antelope] about the outskirts of the desert, which should only drink water once in three or more days, and other varieties which should be absolute non-drinkers. 1910 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 74 119 They do not attempt to discriminate between the drinkers and non-drinkers. 1975 E. Mosbacher tr. H. Herlin Commemorations 4 A tall, thin, fair man.., a non-smoker and non-drinker. 1991 Pract. Health Jan. 25/3 There are still people who tease non-drinkers and think it's humorous to spike their drinks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861 |
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