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teetotaler

 
Dictionary: tee·to·tal·er or tee·to·tal·ler ('tōt'l-ər) pronunciation also tee·to·tal·ist
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n.
One who abstains completely from alcoholic beverages.

teetotalism tee·to'tal·ism n.

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noun

    The practice of refraining from use of alcoholic liquors: abstinence, dryness, soberness, sobriety, temperance. See drugs/temperance, restraint/unrestraint, used/unused.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a total abstainer
  Synonyms: teetotaller, teetotalist


 
 
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