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abstainer in Norwegian

abstainer in Norwegian is avholdsmann — abstainer means someone who deliberately avoids something, especially alcohol, often on religious or moral grounds.

abstainer in Norwegian

avholdsmann
noun
One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

What does "abstainer" mean?

  1. noun Someone who deliberately avoids something, especially alcohol, often on religious or moral grounds.
    "'Never himself touches a drop of the stuff, you understand. Having been an abstainer since the age of seven or something. A clerky figure even as a child.'"
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abstainer in a sentence

  • 'Never himself touches a drop of the stuff, you understand. Having been an abstainer since the age of seven or something. A clerky figure even as a child.'

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What is "abstainer" in Norwegian?
"abstainer" in Norwegian is avholdsmann. abstainer means: Someone who deliberately avoids something, especially alcohol, often on religious or moral grounds.
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