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Noun: abstainer  ub'stey-nu(r)
  1. Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
    "The abstainer lived a simple life in the mountains, eschewing material possessions";
    - ascetic
     
  2. A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
    "As an abstainer, she always volunteered to be the designated driver";
    - abstinent, nondrinker

Derived forms: abstainers

Type of: actor, doer, religious person, worker

Encyclopedia: Abstainer