abstainer
noun/æbˈsteɪ.nɚ/US
Etymology
From Middle English absteyner, equivalent to abstain + -er.
- inherited from absteyner
Definitions
One who abstains
One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
- 'Never himself touches a drop of the stuff, you understand. Having been an abstainer since the age of seven or something. A clerky figure even as a child.'
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for abstainer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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