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Definition of Teetotaller
1. Noun. A total abstainer.
Generic synonyms: Abstainer, Abstinent, Nondrinker
Derivative terms: Teetotalism, Teetotal
Definition of Teetotaller
1. Noun. A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teetotaller
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teetotaller
Literary usage of Teetotaller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Father Mathew: A Biography by John Francis Maguire (1865)
"And having ascertained the amount, he at once settled the debt, and added a
douceur to the bailiff, such as, were he not a staunch teetotaller ' for three ..."
2. First Impressions of England and Its People by Hugh Miller (1856)
"Kindly Scotch Landlady. - Temperance Coffee-house. — Little Samuel the teetotaller.
... teetotaller ..."
3. First Impressions of England and Its People by Hugh Miller (1851)
"Little Samuel the teetotaller. — Curious Incident. — Anecdote. — The Resuscitated
Spinet. — Forbearance of little Samuel. — Dudley Museum ; singularly rich ..."
4. First Impressions of England and Its People by Hugh Miller (1860)
"Little Samuel the teetotaller. — Curia, j « Incident. — Anecdote. — The Resuscitated
Spinet. — Forbearance cl .ittle Samuel. ..."
5. Middle Temple Table Talk: With Some Talk about the Table Itself by William George Thorpe (1895)
"... Take the lost time out of your speech"—" Were on our oaths the same as you
are"— Lord Palmerston turned teetotaller—Diaconal troubles— George III, ..."
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