- non-smoker
- non-smoker (n.) also nonsmoker, "person who does not smoke," 1846, in reference to railways. Non-smoking (adj.) is attested from 1891.
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non-smoker — non smokers also nonsmoker N COUNT A non smoker is someone who does not smoke. Nobody will be allowed to smoke in an office if there are non smokers present … English dictionary
non-smoker — n someone who does not smoke ▪ an area reserved for non smokers … Dictionary of contemporary English
non-smoker — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms non smoker : singular non smoker plural non smokers someone who does not smoke … English dictionary
non-smoker — noun somebody who does not smoke tobacco. See Also: non , smoker, smoke … Wiktionary
non-smoker — noun a person who does not smoke tobacco. Derivatives non smoking adjective … English new terms dictionary
non-smoker — n. 1 a person who does not smoke. 2 a train compartment etc. in which smoking is forbidden. Derivatives: non smoking adj. & n … Useful english dictionary
non-smoker — noun (C) someone who does not smoke … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˌnon-ˈsmoker — noun [C] someone who does not smoke … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
non- — [nɔn US na:n] prefix [: Old French; Origin: Latin non not ] 1.) [in adjectives, nouns, and adverbs] used to say that someone or something is not a particular thing, or does not do a particular thing ▪ non British visitors ▪ a non smoker (=someone … Dictionary of contemporary English
smoker — smok|er [ˈsməukə US ˈsmoukər] n someone who smokes cigarettes, ↑cigars etc ≠ ↑non smoker ▪ My Grandad was a heavy smoker (=someone who smokes a lot) . ▪ He had a smoker s cough (=a cough caused by smoking cigarettes regularly) … Dictionary of contemporary English
