ABSTAINER

 Dictionary entry overview: What does abstainer mean? 

• ABSTAINER (noun)
  The noun ABSTAINER has 2 senses:

1. someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
2. a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

  Familiarity information: ABSTAINER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABSTAINER (noun)

Meaning:

Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

abstainer; ascetic

Hypernyms ("abstainer" is a kind of...):

religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstainer"):

puritan (someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures)

stylite (an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars)

Meaning:

A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

abstinent; nondrinker; abstainer

Hypernyms ("abstainer" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstainer"):

teetotaler; teetotalist; teetotaller (a total abstainer)