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abstainer

DEFINITIONS OF: abstainer

1

n a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

Synonyms:
abstinent, nondrinker
Antonyms:
drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper
a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
Types:
teetotaler, teetotalist, teetotaller
a total abstainer
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being

n someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Synonyms:
ascetic
Types:
puritan
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
stylite
an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars
Type of:
religious person
a person who manifests devotion to a deity
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