noun
- A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages.
- synonyms: abstainer, nondrinker
adjective
- Self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink.
- usage: "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
- synonyms: abstentious
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