teetotaler

or tee·to·tal·ist

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

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noun

a person who abstains totally from intoxicating drink.

Origin of teetotaler

¹

First recorded in 1825–35; teetotal + -er¹

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

Other words from teetotaler

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

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How to use teetotaler in a sentence

I hear a fine story of Miss Large—a cast-iron teetotaller—going to the public-house for a bottle of brandy.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
Elder man declines stiffly, on plea that he is almost a teetotaller.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, June 11, 1892 | Various
Tobacco smoke is more deleterious than ale, teetotaller; bile more potent than brandy.
The Romany Rye | George Borrow
One of the gentlemen present was a teetotaller, and Mr. Stephenson pronounced his blood to be the most lively of the whole.
Lives of the Engineers | Samuel Smiles
He is very accomplished—a teetotaller—he has been to the Holy Land, and his hair has been out close after a fever.
Robert Elsmere | Mrs. Humphry Ward

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