teetotaler
pronunciation
How to pronounce teetotaler in British English:
UK [ti:'təʊtələ]
How to pronounce teetotaler in American English:
US [ti'toʊtələ]
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- Noun:
- a total abstainer
Word Origin
- teetotaler (n.)
- also teetotaller, 1834, agent noun from teetotal. Related: Teetotalism.
Example
- 1. Oh the joys of being a teetotaler .
- 2. Anne : I 'm a teetotaler , you know .
- 3. She always refuses wineandonly drinkswater - I think she 's a teetotaler .
- 4. As a teetotaler , he was an oddity among journalists .
- 5. I was surprised to find , though , that becoming a teetotaler is not necessarily the answer to a healthy heart in the future .