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TEETOTALLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does teetotaller mean?
• TEETOTALLER (noun)
The noun TEETOTALLER has 1 sense:
1. a total abstainer
Familiarity information: TEETOTALLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A total abstainer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
teetotaler; teetotalist; teetotaller
Hypernyms ("teetotaller" is a kind of...):
abstainer; abstinent; nondrinker (a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages)
Derivation:
teetotal (practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages)
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