Definition of Teetotaler

1. Noun. A total abstainer.

Exact synonyms: Teetotalist, Teetotaller
Generic synonyms: Abstainer, Abstinent, Nondrinker
Derivative terms: Teetotalism, Teetotal

Definition of Teetotaler

1. n. One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.

Definition of Teetotaler

1. Noun. (American English) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Teetotaler

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Teetotaler

teether
teethers
teethes
teething
teething ring
teething rings
teething troubles
teethings
teethless
teethlike
teethly
teethridge
teethridges
teetotal
teetotaled
teetotaler (current term)
teetotalers
teetotaling
teetotalism
teetotalisms
teetotalist
teetotalists
teetotalled
teetotaller
teetotallers
teetotalling
teetotally
teetotals
teetotum
teetotums

Literary usage of Teetotaler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. ... The Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1892)
"... And there 's always a flaw in a donkey's will I ODE FOR A SOCIAL MEETING WITH SLIGHT ALTERATIONS BY A teetotaler COME! fill a fresh bumper, ..."

2. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1905)
"... Franklin as a teetotaler AT my first admission into this printing-house I took to working at press, imagining I felt a want of the bodily exercise I had ..."

3. The Life of George Cruikshank: In Two Epochs by Blanchard Jerrold (1882)
"GEORGE CRUIKSHANK AS A teetotaler. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK was an enthusiast in all things to which he gave his mind. He did nothing in a halfhearted way. ..."

4. The Life of George Cruikshank by Blanchard Jerrold (1883)
"GEORGE CRUIKSHANK AS A teetotaler. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK was an enthusiast in all things to which he gave his mind. Ho did nothing in a halfhearted way. ..."

5. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1905)
"... Franklin as a teetotaler AT my first admission into this printing-house I took to working at press, imagining I felt a want of the bodily exercise I had ..."

6. American Wit and Humor by Joel Chandler Harris (1907)
"Franklin as a teetotaler Ax my first admission into this printing-house I took to working at press, imagining I felt a want of the bodily exercise I had ..."

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