German Conversation · Level 53
72 words
German word
Nichtraucherin
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈnɪçtˌʁaʊ̯xəʁɪn/
Meaning
- feminine nounnonsmoker
Example
Er ist mit einer Nichtraucherin verheiratet.
He is married to a woman who does not smoke.
More examples
Im Fragebogen gab sie an, als Nichtraucherin zu leben.
In the questionnaire, she said that she lived as a nonsmoker.
Core concept
A woman with no cigarette habit, standing apart from the smokers around her.
Common phrases
als Nichtraucherin angeben
declare herself a nonsmoker
seit Jahren Nichtraucherin sein
be a nonsmoker for years
Similar words
Nichtraucher: A man who does not smoke.
Raucherin: A woman who smokes.
Nicht-Raucherin: A hyphenated spelling for a woman who does not smoke.
Raucher: A man who smokes.
Definition in German
Weibliche Person, die nicht raucht.
Word origin
The word is built from nicht and Raucher, with -in marking a female person, so Nichtraucherin means a female Nichtraucher.
Usage tips
- After mit, Nichtraucherin appears in the dative as mit einer Nichtraucherin.
Opposites
- Raucherinfemale smokernoun
Related words
- Nichtraucherbereichnon-smoking areanoun