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Meanings of teetotaler in English

Spanish
abstemio

A total abstainer.

abstemio
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Examples for "teetotaller"
Examples for "teetotaller"
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He lights a cigarette; if not a teetotaller mixes himself a brandy-and-soda.
They and I
2
Unlike John the Baptist, He was neither a teetotaller nor a puritan.
Religious Reality: A Book for Men
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Drinks choice I think I can detect the hand of a teetotaller here.
The Irish Times
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A teetotaller, Ambani belongs to the Gujarati community noted for its business acumen.
Reuters
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Such things are bound to lead to teetotaller parties, ill-advised marriages or worse.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
1
My grandmother, a teetotalist, strict German woman, was a demon from hell.
Riding rockets
Usage of teetotaler in English
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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
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Ram-stam may be said to have been a teetotaler in this respect.
Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters
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I was a teetotaler and liked relaxation, so I said I would.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
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They wrote ponderous tomes to prove that Jan Steen was a teetotaler.
Down There
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Everyone's been drinking all night long, except the Devil, who's a teetotaler.
Sympathy for the devil
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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
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So after this Miss Weston became an out-and-out teetotaler, duly pledged.
Beneath the Banner: Being Narratives of Noble Lives and Brave De...
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You don't have to become a teetotaler in order to realize massive savings.
Reuters
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He had been a staunch teetotaler at another vacancy the Saturday before.)
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
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The rest of the crew says Lawrence-that'sthe engineer, Gary Lawrence-isa real teetotaler.
Shadows
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He certainly would not have been mistaken for a teetotaler.
From Wealth to Poverty; Or, the Tricks of the Traffic. A Story o...
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He is a teetotaler, and was elected through a mistake.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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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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