teetotaler
Syllables: tee·to·tal·erUK/ˈtiːtəʊtələ//ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/
teetotaler noun: a person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
Noun
teetotaler (plural teetotalers)
- A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
- [Richard] Nixon was becoming erratic and drinking too much, so [James] Schlesinger told the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that any “unusual” orders from Nixon should be routed over to him. […] [Donald] Trump is famously a teetotaler, but he has publicly surpassed Nixon’s anguish and...2025 November 21, Tom Nichols, “The President Is Losing Control of Himself”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025
- Synonyms:
- abstainer, abstinent, aquabib, hydropot, teetotalist, nondrinker, water-drinker
teetotaler meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Arabic
teetotaler in Tamil
- குடிப்பழக்கம் இல்லாதவன், மதுவைத் தீண்டாதவன்
teetotaler in Urdu
- شراب کا منکر
teetotaler in Kannada
- ಹೆಂಡಕುಡಿಯದವನು
teetotaler in Arabic
- person who completely abstains from alcohol
- مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْخُمُور mumtaniʕ ʕan al-ḵumūr, مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْمُسْكِرَات mumtaniʕ ʕan al-muskirāt, مُمْتَنِع عَنْ شُرْب الْكُحُول mumtaniʕ ʕan šurb al-kuḥūl
Synonyms of teetotaler
- abstainer
- abstinent
- hydropot
- teetotalist
- nondrinker
- water-drinker
- aquabib
Antonyms
Forms of teetotaler
| plural | teetotalers |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | teetotaller |
Origin of teetotaler
From teetotal + -er.
Words formed from teetotaler
Questions about teetotaler
- What does teetotaler mean?
- Teetotaler means a person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
- What is teetotaler in Tamil?
- Teetotaler in Tamil is குடிப்பழக்கம் இல்லாதவன், மதுவைத் தீண்டாதவன். See Teetotaler meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is teetotaler?
- Teetotaler is a noun.
- How do you pronounce teetotaler?
- Teetotaler is pronounced /ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of teetotaler?
- The plural of teetotaler is teetotalers.
Words near teetotaler in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: teetotaler (page history and authors); teetotaler (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); teetotaler (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); teetotaler (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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