Associations to the word «Abstainer»
Noun
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Wiktionary
ABSTAINER, noun. Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something they enjoy, such as the use of intoxicating liquors, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Dictionary definition
ABSTAINER, noun. Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline.
ABSTAINER, noun. A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.