Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun abstainer

2 senses of abstainer

Sense 1
abstainer, ascetic -- (someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline)
       => religious person -- (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)

Sense 2
abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker -- (a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")