Definitions for abstainers

abstainers ab·stain·er

Spelling: [ab-stey-ner]
IPA: /æbˈsteɪ nər/

Abstainers is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 909 anagrams from letters in abstainers (aabeinrsst).

Definitions for abstainers

noun

  1. a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
  2. a person who abstains from anything.

Origin of abstainers

First recorded in 1525-35; abstain + -er1

Examples for abstainers

The bishop asked me the other day whether I was an abstainer.

He has taken ale or porter at times, "under doctor's counsel," but in general he has been an "abstainer."

The French abstainer makes less fuss; the French drinker gives less offence.

And is not total abstinence the only safe side for the abstainer himself?

The abstainer, like the Nazirite, is his own witness, his own judge.

You have always, then, been an abstainer since you came to the colony?

"All right," said the major, regarding an abstainer with disfavour.

The brandy I did not touch, for I have been an abstainer from my birth.

Again we had the bottle between us, but Reverdy was an abstainer.

The master then, being an abstainer, should also give some care to his diet.

Word Value for abstainers
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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