My great aunt was a staunch teetotaler.
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Teetotaler
//ˈtitoʊtəlɚ//
Synonyms for "teetotaler" (12 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (6)
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7 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 30 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- geheelonthouer noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὑδατοπότης noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Arabic
3 entries- مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْخُمُور noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْمُسْكِرَات noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- مُمْتَنِع عَنْ شُرْب الْكُحُول noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Bulgarian
2 entries- трезвеник noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- трезвеница noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Catalan
2 entries- abstemi noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- aiguader noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 滴酒不沾的人 noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Czech
2 entries- abstinent noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- abstinentka noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Danish
1 entries- afholdsmand noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Dutch
2 entries- geheelonthouder noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- geheelonthoudster noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Esperanto
1 entries- abstinenculo noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Estonian
1 entries- karsklane noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Finnish
3 entries- absolutisti noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- maitopoika noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- raitis noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
French
4 entries- abstinent noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- abstinente noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- abstème noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- néphaliste noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
German
4 entries- Abstinent noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- Abstinentin noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- Abstinenzler noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- Abstinenzlerin noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Hungarian
1 entries- antialkoholista noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Irish
1 entries- staonaire noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Italian
2 entries- astemia noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- astemio noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Japanese
1 entries- 下戸 noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Kashubian
1 entries- abstinent noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Lower Sorbian
2 entries- abstinenclaŕ noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- antialkoholikaŕ noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Macedonian
1 entries- тре́звеник noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Māori
2 entries- tītotara noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- wainamu noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Polish
4 entries- abstynent noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- abstynentka noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- niepijąca noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- niepijący noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Portuguese
4 entries- abstémia noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- abstémio noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- abstêmia noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- abstêmio noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Romanian
2 entries- abstinent noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- antialcoolic noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Russian
2 entries- тре́звенник noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- тре́звенница noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Slovak
2 entries- abstinent noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- abstinentka noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Spanish
4 entries- abstemia noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- abstemio noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- aguado noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- temperante noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Swedish
3 entries- absolutist noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- helnykterist noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- nykterist noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Welsh
3 entries- dirwestwr noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- llwyrymataliwr noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- llwyrymwrthodwr noun (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
He's a teetotaler.
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Tom is a teetotaler.
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As a teetotaler, Tom dislikes being around drunks.
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