ABSTAINER

abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker

(noun) a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

abstainer, ascetic

(noun) someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

abstainer (plural abstainers)

Agent noun of abstain; 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. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

Synonyms

• Nazarite

• teetotaler

Anagrams

• rabatines

Source: Wiktionary


Ab*stain"er, n.

Definition: One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon