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Noun: abstainer  ub'stey-nu(r)
  1. Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
    - ascetic
     
  2. A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
    - abstinent, nondrinker

Derived forms: abstainers

Type of: individual, mortal, person, religious person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Abstainer