teetotaler

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

/ tiˈtoʊt lər, ˈtiˌtoʊt- /

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noun

a person who abstains totally from intoxicating drink.

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Also especially British, tee·to·tal·ler .

Origin of teetotaler

First recorded in 1825–35; teetotal + -er¹

non·tee·to·tal·er, nounnon·tee·to·tal·ist, noun

One friend indicates that Mr. Polanski is almost a teetotaler.
The Lost Polanski Transcripts|Marcia Clark|October 2, 2009|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