nonresponders
|non-re-spond-ers|
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/ˌnɑn.rɪˈspɑn.dɚz/
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/ˌnɒn.rɪˈspɒn.dəz/
(nonresponder)
people who do not respond
Etymology
'nonresponder' originates from English, specifically formed from the prefix 'non-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'responder', which in turn derives from the verb 'respond' coming from Latin 'respondere', where 're-' meant 'again' and 'spondere' meant 'to pledge/answer'.
'nonresponder' changed from the Latin verb 'respondere' → Old French 'respondre' / Middle English 'responden' (giving English 'respond') → noun 'responder' ('one who responds'). The modern compound 'nonresponder' was formed in English by adding the prefix 'non-' to 'responder', and the plural form became 'nonresponders'.
Initially, the Latin root 'respondere' meant 'to pledge or answer'; over time it developed into English 'respond'/'responder' meaning 'to answer'/'one who answers', and the compound 'nonresponder' evolved to mean 'one who does not answer or show a response' (used in surveys and medical contexts).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'nonresponder': people who do not reply or answer to a survey, questionnaire, request, or other communication.
In the telephone survey, 18% of the sample were nonresponders.
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Noun 2
plural of 'nonresponder': patients or subjects who do not show a measurable medical or biological response to a treatment or intervention.
Several nonresponders to the new drug were identified during the clinical trial.
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