abstainer

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

ascetic abstinent teetotaler nondrinker puritan dieter sufi calvinist dervish fakir hedger DRY sober hermit recluse

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individual person soul mortal somebody someone

A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others. Ambrose Bierce