abstainer

ab·stain

A0028400 (ăb-stān′, əb-)intr.v. ab·stained, ab·stain·ing, ab·stains 1. To keep oneself from doing, engaging in, or partaking of something; refrain: abstain from partisan political rhetoric; abstain from drinking alcohol.2. To refrain from voting: Forty senators voted in favor of the bill, 45 voted against it, and 15 abstained.

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[Middle English absteinen, to avoid, from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstinēre, to hold back : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-¹ + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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ab·stain′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abstainer - someone who practices self denial as a spiritual disciplineasceticreligious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deitypuritan - someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasuresstylite - an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars
	2.	abstainer - a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beveragesabstinent, nondrinkerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"teetotaler, teetotalist, teetotaller - a total abstainer

Translations

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