noun
female non-smoker
B1
Nichtraucherin: feminine noun meaning 'female non-smoker'. Gender: die. Plural: Nichtraucherinnen. Formed with agent suffix -in (female); counterpart is Nichtraucher. Declines regularly (die Nichtraucherin, der Nichtraucherin). No special prepositions or irregular plural; specifically denotes a woman who does not smoke. Common in signs and forms (e.g. Nichtraucherzone).
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Der Verein ehrte eine langjährige Nichtraucherin, weil sie fünf Jahre keine Zigaretten rauchte.
The club honored a long-time non-smoking woman because she had not smoked cigarettes for five years.
Sie ist überzeugte Nichtraucherin.
She is a committed non-smoker.
Die Nichtraucherin bestellt einen Tee im Café.
The female non-smoker orders a tea in the café.
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Picture a woman next to a 'no smoking' sign with a label 'Nichtraucherin'.
Same root as 'Nichtraucher' with the feminine '-in' ending - think 'Nichtraucher' + 'in' = female non-smoker.
die = feminine forms end with '-in' and take 'die' (die Nichtraucherin).
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Feminine counterpart to 'Nichtraucher'. Plural is 'Nichtraucherinnen'.