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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesabstêmio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: absˈtɛmju
"Ele é um abstêmio convicto e nunca consome álcool."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who does not drink alcoholic beverages, either as a matter of personal preference, health reasons, religious beliefs, or recovery from alcoholism.
"The restaurant offered a creative menu of mocktails specifically for the designated drivers and non-drinkers in the group." - 2
Someone who abstains entirely from consuming liquids or specific types of beverages in certain niche contexts, though this usage is extremely rare compared to the alcoholic abstinence sense.
"He was known strictly as a non-drinker of sugary sodas."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed by combining the prefix 'non-', originating from Latin 'non' meaning 'not', with the agent noun 'drinker', derived from Middle English 'drinken' (from Old English 'drincan') combined with the suffix '-er'. While both root elements have ancient Germanic and Latinate lineages, the specific hyphenated compound emerged in modern English to categorize individuals based on their lifestyle choices regarding alcohol consumption.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Non-drinker" is said worldwide
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non-buveur
Transliteration: nɔ̃ byvœʁ
"Il est un non-buveur strict depuis de nombreuses années."
Nichttrinker
Transliteration: ˈnɪçtˌtʁɪŋɐ
"Als Nichttrinker bestellte er sich einen Orangensaft."
astemio
Transliteration: asˈtɛmjo
"Essendo astemio, ha rifiutato un bicchiere di vino."
no bebedor
Transliteration: no βeveˈðoɾ
"El camarero le preguntó si había algún no bebedor en la mesa."
abstêmio
Transliteration: absˈtɛmju
"Ele é um abstêmio convicto e nunca consome álcool."
शराब न पीने वाला
Transliteration: sharaab na peene wala
"पार्टी में कुछ मेहमान ऐसे थे जो शराब न पीने वाले थे।"
滴酒不沾者
Transliteration: dī jiǔ bù zhān zhě
"作为一个滴酒不沾者，他只点了一杯苏打水。"
비음주자
Transliteration: bi-eumjuja
"그 회사는 회식 때 비음주자들을 위한 음료도 준비합니다."
下戸
Transliteration: geko
"私は下戸なので、お酒の代わりに烏龍茶を頼みます。"
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