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abstainer
(encz) | abstainer,abstinent n: |
Abstainer
(gcide) | Abstainer \Ab*stain"er\, n.
One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of
intoxicating liquors.
[1913 Webster] |
abstainer
(wn) | abstainer
n 1: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
[syn: abstainer, ascetic]
2: a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
[syn: abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker] [ant:
drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper] |
abstainer
(devil) | ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying
himself a pleasure. A total abstainer is one who abstains from
everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the
affairs of others.
Said a man to a crapulent youth: "I thought
You a total abstainer, my son."
"So I am, so I am," said the scapegrace caught --
"But not, sir, a bigoted one."
G.J.
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Abstainer
(gcide) | Abstainer \Ab*stain"er\, n.
One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of
intoxicating liquors.
[1913 Webster] |
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