abstinent (n.)

  1. a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

    [ Syn: abstainer , nondrinker ]

    abstinent (adj.)

  1. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; not totally abstinent but abstemious

    [ Syn: abstentious ]

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