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Meanings of teetotaler in English

Spanish
abstemio

A total abstainer.

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        Usage of teetotaler in English
        1
        Campagna, a teetotaler, first asked local farmers for practical help and advice.
        Reuters
        2
        Must be a man of iron constitution; Gaelic speaker and teetotaler preferred.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 25th, 1920
        3
        Ram-stam may be said to have been a teetotaler in this respect.
        Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters
        4
        I was a teetotaler and liked relaxation, so I said I would.
        Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
        5
        They wrote ponderous tomes to prove that Jan Steen was a teetotaler.
        Down There
        6
        Everyone's been drinking all night long, except the Devil, who's a teetotaler.
        Sympathy for the devil
        7
        So, I let him talk. And to think, Priebus's ex-boss is a teetotaler.
        The Guardian
        8
        Captain Steen was a Baptist, a teetotaler, and a dedicated crusader against alcohol.
        And the deep blue sea
        9
        So after this Miss Weston became an out-and-out teetotaler, duly pledged.
        Beneath the Banner: Being Narratives of Noble Lives and Brave De...
        10
        You don't have to become a teetotaler in order to realize massive savings.
        Reuters
        11
        He had been a staunch teetotaler at another vacancy the Saturday before.)
        Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
        12
        The rest of the crew says Lawrence-that'sthe engineer, Gary Lawrence-isa real teetotaler.
        Shadows
        13
        He certainly would not have been mistaken for a teetotaler.
        From Wealth to Poverty; Or, the Tricks of the Traffic. A Story o...
        14
        He is a teetotaler, and was elected through a mistake.
        The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
        15
        Now, you must know, sir, as I'd come back from the north a teetotaler.
        True to his Colours / The Life that Wears Best
        16
        In fact, he was even a teetotaler sometimes -whenit was judicious to be one.
        The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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