abstainer

æbˈsteɪnər

Definition

Definition of abstainer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

lifestyle

Rare

person who avoids alcohol consumption

Rare

John is an abstainer at parties.

teetotaler

non-participation

Rare

one who chooses not to participate in a particular activity

Rare

She was an abstainer in the company's annual sports fest.

abstinent

nonparticipant

teetotaler

spirituality

Rare

individual practicing self-denial for spiritual reasons

Rare

The monk is an abstainer from worldly pleasures.

ascetic

recluse

spiritual

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Origin of abstainer

Latin, abstinere (to hold back)

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abstainer

someone who does not participate in voting

Examples of abstainer in a sentence

The club welcomed abstainers and drinkers alike.
As an abstainer, he avoided all the festivities.
The abstainer sat quietly while others debated.
He became an abstainer to deepen his spiritual practice.
As an abstainer, she avoided indulgent foods.

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French:abstinent, abstentionniste, ...
German:Abstinenzler, Nichtteilnehmer, ...
Italian:astemio, astensionista, ...
Spanish:abstemio, abstencionista, ...
Portuguese:abstémio, não participante, ...
Chinese:戒酒者, 不参与者, ...
Japanese:禁酒者, 不参加者, ...
Arabic:ممتنع عن الكحول, مُمْتَنِع, ...
Hebrew:מְתַנְזֵר, פּוֹרֵשׁ, ...
Russian:трезвенник, воздержавшийся, ...
Ukrainian:тверезник, утримувач, ...
Hindi:परहेज़गार, गैर-भागीदार, ...
Bengali:মদ্যপানবিরোধী, অংশগ্রহণবিমুখ, ...
Catalan:abstemi, abstencionista, ...
Czech:abstinent, neúčastník, ...
Danish:afholdende, ikke-deltager, ...
Dutch:onthouder, niet-deelnemer, ...
Greek:αποχή, απέχων, ...
Hungarian:absztinens, tartózkodó, ...
Khmer:អ្នកតមអាល់កុល, អ្នកជ្រើសរើសមិនចូលរួម, ...
Korean:금주자, 불참자, ...
Persian:پرهیزکار, غیر شرکت کننده, ...
Polish:abstynent, nieuczestnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):abstêmio, não participante, ...
Romanian:abstinent, neparticipant, ...
Swedish:nykterist, icke-deltagare, ...
Thai:คนไม่ดื่มแอลกอฮอล์, ผู้ที่ไม่เข้าร่วม, ...
Turkish:alkol kullanmayan, katılmayan, ...
Vietnamese:người kiêng rượu, người không tham gia, ...

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Definition of abstainer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of abstainer

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