teetotaler

[ tee-toht-ler, tee-toht- ]

noun

Origin of teetotaler

First recorded in 1825–35; teetotal + -er¹

For teetotalers in attendance, consider offering a “not toddy” too.
How to Throw a Winter Barbecue | klindsey | February 13, 2022 | Outside Online
One friend indicates that Mr. Polanski is almost a teetotaler.
The Lost Polanski Transcripts | Marcia Clark | October 2, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
I was certainly not under the influence of strong drink, for I was then, as I have been for forty-nine years, a teetotaler.
Animal Ghosts | Elliott O'Donnell
His ticket includes his food; and (being, thank God, a teetotaler) he won't waste your money in buying liquor on board.
The Law and the Lady | Wilkie Collins
Stephen Morley was the editor of the "Mowbray Phoenix," a teetotaler, a vegetarian, a believer in moral force.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol III | Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.

He may, in fact, die slightly sooner than the teetotaler, but he lives infinitely longer.
Damn! | Henry Louis Mencken
A friend of his had been dining with a man who was both a teetotaler and a non-smoker.
The Unpopular Review Vol. I | Various

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