nonsmoker

[non-smoh-ker]

noun

a person who does not smoke.
a railroad car, room, or area reserved for those who do not smoke.

Origin of nonsmoker

First recorded in 1840–50; non- + smoker

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Examples from the Web for non-smoker

Contemporary Examples of non-smoker

My father-in-law, a non-smoker, wandered away to escape the smell.
Accidents Happen to Gun People Too
David Frum
January 17, 2013

Historical Examples of non-smoker

Zavilovski, as a non-smoker, remained with the ladies in the drawing-roam.
Children of the Soil
Henryk Sienkiewicz
A friend of his had been dining with a man who was both a teetotaler and a non-smoker.
The Unpopular Review Vol. I
Various
He is a total abstainer, a non-smoker, and a frequenter of houses of fair reception.
An Ocean Tramp
William McFee
Another and greater Victorian, Gladstone, was also a non-smoker.
The Social History of Smoking
G. L. Apperson
Miss Dickenson, being a lady and non-smoker, could converse consecutively, as usual.
When Ghost Meets Ghost
William Frend De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for non-smoker

nonsmoker

noun

a person who does not smoke
a train compartment in which smoking is forbidden

Derived Formsnonsmoking, adjective

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Word Origin and History for non-smoker

also nonsmoker, "person who does not smoke," 1846, in reference to railways. Non-smoking (adj.) is attested from 1891.