Definition of Teetotaller

1. Noun. A total abstainer.

Exact synonyms: Teetotaler, Teetotalist
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

teethless
teethlike
teethly
teethridge
teethridges
teetotal
teetotaled
teetotaler
teetotalers
teetotaling
teetotalism
teetotalisms
teetotalist
teetotalists
teetotalled
teetotaller (current term)
teetotallers
teetotalling
teetotally
teetotals
teetotum
teetotums
teets
teev
teewit
teewits
tef
teff
teffs

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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