Synonyms for teetotaler


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tee-toht-ler, tee-toht-
Phonetic Transcription : tiˈtoʊt lər, ˈtiˌtoʊt-


Définition of teetotaler

Origin :
  • also teetotaller; agent noun from teetotal (q.v.).
  • noun nondrinker
Example sentences :
  • I'm as good a teetotaler now as you be, and I never was what you'd call a soak.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It came to her ears that I had become a teetotaler for the duration of the war.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 » by Various
  • As regards the blood habit, the male mosquito is a "teetotaler."
  • Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) » by Various
  • The only safe man there, as well as everywhere else, indeed, is the teetotaler.
  • Extract from : « Select Temperance Tracts » by American Tract Society
  • Ram-stam may be said to have been a teetotaler in this respect.
  • Extract from : « Under the Waves » by R M Ballantyne
  • Then noticing that the lad pushed the form away, he asked: “Are you a teetotaler?”
  • Extract from : « Harry Escombe » by Harry Collingwood
  • I'm a teetotaler, and it's my duty to look after brothers that go astray.
  • Extract from : « Dialstone Lane, Complete » by W.W. Jacobs
  • In fact, he was even a teetotaler sometimes —when it was judicious to be one.
  • Extract from : « The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • "My father was a teetotaler, and so was my husband," said the old lady, rather wildly.
  • Extract from : « The Rubicon » by E. F. Benson
  • Your husband was a teetotaler—surely, through your influence.
  • Extract from : « The Rubicon » by E. F. Benson

Antonyms for teetotaler

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