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How to pronounce abstainer in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms abstinent, nondrinker
Type of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
Has types teetotalist, teetotaller, teetotaler
Derivation abstain
Type Words
Synonyms ascetic
Type of religious person
Has types stylite, puritan
Derivation abstain

Examples of abstainer

abstainer
I admit that I'm a 100% abstainer type, and that could be clouding my judgment.
From the psychcentral.com
The fatty side dishes always needing to be passed with assistance from the abstainer.
From the washingtonpost.com
It is not known who the abstainer was, but this prevented the formation of a Red-Green coalition.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Do you recognize yourself as an abstainer or a moderator?
From the happiness-project.com
Because of common usage, an abstainer is most likely to be thought to be one who abstains from drinking alcohol.
From the economist.com
Do you identify as an abstainer or a moderator?
From the psychcentral.com
Do you identify as a moderator or abstainer?
From the happiness-project.com
Actually,Gene Simmons is famously a total abstainer.
From the guardian.co.uk
This sounds so difficult, but as an abstainer, and with this new knowledge, I found that it wasn't difficult at all.
From the psychcentral.com
More examples
  • Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  • A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
  • Abstentionism is standing for election to a deliberative assembly while refusing to take up any seats won or otherwise participate in the assembly's business. Abstentionism differs from an election boycott in that abstentionists participate in the election itself. ...
  • Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something they enjoy, such as the use of intoxicating liquors
  • A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.