nonuser
noun
non·us·er
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Definition of nonuser
: one who does not make use of something (such as an available public facility or a harmful drug)
Examples of nonuser in a Sentence
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One small study of Colorado patients published in May found marijuana users required more than triple the amount of one common sedation medicine, propofol, as did nonusers. — NBC News, "If you smoke pot, your anesthesiologist needs to know," 1 Aug. 2019 Bidet users were far more likely to show fecal bacteria as well as contamination by other pathogens than nonusers were. — Lauren Mechling, New York Times, "Why Is This Woman So Preoccupied With Your Bathroom Habits?," 6 Feb. 2018 Facebook is notorious for slurping data from users and nonusers alike to feed its advertising business. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "There's a Whole Web of Popular Apps Sending Your Data Off to Facebook," 2 Jan. 2019 The company doesn’t use the term but does track nonusers. — Christopher Mims, WSJ, "Who Has More of Your Personal Data Than Facebook? Try Google," 22 Apr. 2018 In one hopeful finding, a 2012 meta-analysis found that in 13 studies in which participants had laid off weed for 25 days or more, their performance on cognitive tests did not differ significantly from that of nonusers. — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, "What Pot Really Does to the Teen Brain," 1 Dec. 2017 Facebook tracks both its users and nonusers on other sites and apps. — Author: Natasha Singer, Anchorage Daily News, "What you don’t know about how Facebook uses your data," 12 Apr. 2018 Surveys show that the majority of teens are not using — something kids may not know because users tend to speak more loudly and passionately than nonusers. — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, "In the era of legalization, how do you discuss marijuana with your kids?," 21 Mar. 2018 But as more and more users become informed through these apps, this line of research suggests that their benefits for users and nonusers could disappear. — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, "The Perfect Selfishness of Mapping Apps," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonuser.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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