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teetotallertee‧to‧tal‧ler British English, teetotaler American English /tiːˈtəʊtələ $ -ˈtoʊtələr/ noun [countable] - He's recently become a strict teetotaller.
- A non-smoker and a teetotaller, Taylor was stockily built and of fair complexion.
- But he was a confirmed teetotaller.
- Derek, as a teenager, was athletic, a non-smoker and a teetotaller.
- He's not a teetotaller, he says.
- He certainly enjoyed perfect health, helped, he claimed, by being a teetotaller and in later life a vegetarian.
- His entertainment featured abundant wine and cigars, though he himself was a non-smoking teetotaller.
someone who never drinks alcohol► don't drink/doesn't drink · I'll have orange juice please. I don't drink.· Ben is the only one of my friends who doesn't drink. ► teetotaller British /teetotaler American someone who never drinks anything containing alcohol, often for religious or moral reasons: · He's recently become a strict teetotaller.· We're not teetotalers, but we recommend sensible drinking limits. ► not touch to not drink even a little of anything alcoholic, usually because you have decided to stop drinking alcohol: · I used to drink a bottle of whisky a week but I never touch it these days.not touch a drop: · "Rick hasn't touched a drop in years," said Mrs Marsden proudly. someone who never drinks alcohol |