NONSMOKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonsmoker mean? 

• NONSMOKER (noun)
  The noun NONSMOKER has 2 senses:

1. a person who does not smoke tobacco

2. a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke

  Familiarity information: NONSMOKER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONSMOKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who does not smoke tobacco

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("nonsmoker" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Antonym:

smoker (a person who smokes tobacco)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

nonsmoker; nonsmoking car

Hypernyms ("nonsmoker" is a kind of...):

carriage; coach; passenger car (a railcar where passengers ride)

 Context examples 

Kreteks contain nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers.

(Kretek, NCI Dictionary)

It contains nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers.

(Pipe, NCI Dictionary)

Hookah tobacco smoke contains nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers.

(Hookah, NCI Dictionary)

Clove cigarettes contain nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers.

(Clove cigarette, NCI Dictionary)

Cigars contain nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers.

(Cigar, NCI Dictionary)

Cigarettes contain nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers.

(Cigarette, NCI Dictionary)

It focused on helping smokers who want to quit, protecting nonsmokers from tobacco smoke, and discouraging the use of tobacco products among children.

(American Stop Smoking Intervention for Cancer Prevention, NCI Thesaurus)