nonabstainer

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English

Etymology

From non- +‎ abstainer.

Noun

nonabstainer (plural nonabstainers)

  1. A person who does not abstain (from drinking alcohol)
    • 2015 September 12, “Tea Consumption and Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study among Chinese Elderly”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      People consuming more volume of tea were more likely to be men, minority, smoker, nonabstainer, get passive smoking, eat vegetable, red meat, eggs and beans, with better education, higher SBP, DBP,WHR, and lower BMI, were less likely to have conditions of hypertension, diabetes or CHD, and eat fruit and fish.