Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who refrains.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who refrains.
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- noun One who
refrains .
Etymologies
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refrain + -er
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Examples
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"While in receipt of such refrainer -- I beg you pardon, retainer -- did you ever prosecute a blackmailer?"
The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Ambrose Bierce 1878
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