nonsmoker

[ non-smoh-ker ]

/ nɒnˈsmoʊ kər /

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noun

a person who does not smoke.

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

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Origin of nonsmoker

First recorded in 1840–50; non- + smoker

Words nearby nonsmoker

nonsighted, nonsingular, nonsked, nonskid, nonslip, nonsmoker, nonsmoking, nonsolvent, nonspeaking, nonspecialist, nonspecific

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How to use nonsmoker in a sentence

The donors were nonsmokers or had no history of heavy smoking.
Pollution mucks up the lungs’ immune defenses over time|Aimee Cunningham|November 21, 2022|Science News
Because legalizing pot isn’t about making loadies out of nonsmokers.
An old pot arrest destroyed a Virginia veteran’s life. Now that it’s legal there, that should never happen again.|Petula Dvorak|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
State and public health officials said the decision was based on studies showing people who smoke or have a history of smoking are more likely to be hospitalized or die of covid-19 than are nonsmokers.
Vaccine lotteries and personal appeals: The medically vulnerable find their priority status slipping away|Lena H. Sun, Isaac Stanley-Becker|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Combating smoking required a focus on how it diminished the quality of life for nonsmokers, and a decision to tax the tobacco industry to raise the cost of doing business.
Thank you for posting: Smoking’s lessons for regulating social media|Bobbie Johnson|October 5, 2020|MIT Technology Review

After a struggle of a little less than seven weeks, my father—a lifelong nonsmoker—died of metastatic lung cancer.
Murray Bernard Frum, 1931–2013|David Frum|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A nonsmoker, Harper survived a fight with lung cancer in 2009.
7 Best Valerie Harper Moments (VIDEO)|The Daily Beast Video|March 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for nonsmoker

nonsmoker

/ (nɒnˈsməʊkə) /

noun

a person who does not smoke

a train compartment in which smoking is forbidden

Derived forms of nonsmoker

nonsmoking, adjective

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