teetotaler
noun
a person who abstains totally from intoxicating drink.
teetotaller
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a variation of
teetotaler.
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a word derived from
teetotal.
teetotaladjectiveof or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
Example Sentences
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Mr Murphy, a teetotaller, was on a pre-Christmas night out when he was alerted by a passer-by to the helicopter crash.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2023
Parts of Uganda's economy were gradually reopened over the past several months, but Museveni, a teetotaller, had kept bars closed despite pressure from the industry.
From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2022
In real life, DePodesta is a fitness freak and a teetotaller.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2016
Robinson was a teetotaller, someone who liked pubs as much in principle as in practice.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2015
“What an unfair thing to say! I have been nearly a teetotaller since the Grail.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
