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ABSTAINER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
Synonyms:
abstainer; abstinent; nondrinker
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("abstainer" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstainer"):
teetotaler; teetotalist; teetotaller (a total abstainer)
Derivation:
abstain (choose not to consume)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
Synonyms:
abstainer; ascetic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("abstainer" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstainer"):
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)
Derivation:
abstain (choose not to consume)
