abstainers

plural of abstainer
as in teetotallers
a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages for religious reasons she's been a total abstainer her entire life

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nondrinkers
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  • Those studies, however, focused on older people and didn’t differentiate between former drinkers and lifelong nondrinkers, thus potentially skewing the results, study authors said.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Abstainers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstainers. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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