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or teetotaller
as in abstainer
a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages
in a quandary about what to serve for the wedding toast since his future in-laws are teetotalers
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Recent Examples of teetotaler
There was music and a dry reception in the church basement, my grandfather being a teetotaler.
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Minrose Gwin, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Always prepared, Schrader brought his own bottle of wine and corkscrew to a table of teetotalers.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
These leaders were adherents of Catharism—a form of Christianity practiced by vegetarian teetotaler adherents who rejected churches and crucifixes.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
There’s Ted Nugent — brash right-winger, Donald Trump advocate and lifelong teetotaler.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2024
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Minrose Gwin, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Always prepared, Schrader brought his own bottle of wine and corkscrew to a table of teetotalers.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
These leaders were adherents of Catharism—a form of Christianity practiced by vegetarian teetotaler adherents who rejected churches and crucifixes.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
There’s Ted Nugent — brash right-winger, Donald Trump advocate and lifelong teetotaler.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for teetotaler
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“Teetotaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teetotaler. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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