abstainer
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abstainer
- /æbˈsteɪ.nɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪnə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English absteyner, equivalent to abstain + -er.
noun abstainers
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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.
To one of my very nervous patients, who was an abstainer, whose fancy was fixed on his mother, and who repeatedly dreamed of climbing stairs accompanied by his mother, I once remarked that moderate masturbation would be less harmful to him than enforced abstinence.
Similar: Nazarite, teetotaler
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noun one who abstains
| Español | abstemio |
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Talk about this word "abstainer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abstainer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. abstainer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abstainer "abstainer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abstainer.Cite this
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title = {abstainer},
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