abstainer
One who refuses
An abstainer is someone who refrains from something, especially alcohol or voting.
The word usually implies deliberate, principled choice rather than mere absence: a lifelong abstainer from drink, Several committee members were abstainers on the controversial vote.
In contexts involving addiction or recovery, abstainer often distinguishes those who avoid substances entirely from moderate users.
Complete abstainer from liquor
- nondrinkerOne who abstains
- soberFree from intoxication
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
clean · dry · straightedge · twelve-step · AA · sponsor · rehabilitated · detox
Ability to restrain impulses
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- self-disciplineRegulating one's own behavior
self-restraint · self-mastery · self-regulation · moderation · fortitude · prudence · ascetic · stoic
teetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
- nondrinkerOne who abstains
- soberFree from intoxication
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
recovering · clean · dry · straightedge · twelve-step · AA · sponsor · rehabilitated · detox · wagon
self-control
Ability to restrain impulses
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
self-discipline · self-restraint · self-mastery · self-regulation · moderation · fortitude · prudence · ascetic · stoic · austerity
nonvoter
One avoiding elections
- bystanderOne who observes nearby
- neutralNot favoring any side
- conscientious objectorOne refusing military service morally
pacifist · sit-out · holdout · opt-out · refusal · boycotter · dissenter · nonconformist · objector
- asceticsascetic, ascetics, hermit, hermits, recluse
- sobrietysober, sobriety, teetotal, teetotaler, teetotalism
- abstainersteetotaler, non-drinker, non-smoker, celibate
- avoidersdodger, evader, shirker, avoider, draft dodger
- nondrinkersteetotalers, teetotaler, nondrinker, non-drinker, recovering alcoholic
- bystandersbystander, onlooker, observer, spectator, watcher