teetotaler
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teetotaler
- /ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/ US
- /ˈtiːtəʊtələ/ UK
noun teetotalers · teetotaller
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A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
[Richard] Nixon was becoming erratic and drinking too much, so [James] Schlesinger told the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that any “unusual” orders from Nixon should be routed over to him. […] [Donald] Trump is famously a teetotaler, but he has publicly surpassed Nixon’s anguish and paranoia
Similar: abstainer, abstinent, aquabib, hydropot, teetotaler, teetotalist, nondrinker, water-drinker
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noun person who completely abstains from alcohol
| Español | abstemio, abstemia, temperante, aguado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 下戸 geko |
| 中文 | 滴酒不沾的人 |
| Português | abstémio, abstémia, abstêmio, abstêmia |
| Français | abstème, abstinent, abstinente, néphaliste |
| Deutsch | Abstinenzler, Abstinenzlerin, Antialkoholiker, Antialkoholikerin, Temperenzler, Temperenzlerin |
| Italiano | astemio, astemia |
| Română | abstinent, antialcoolic |
| Русский | тре́звенник trézvennik, тре́звенница trézvennica |
| العربية | مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْخُمُور mumtaniʕ ʕan al-ḵumūr, مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْمُسْكِرَات mumtaniʕ ʕan al-muskirāt, مُمْتَنِع عَنْ شُرْب الْكُحُول mumtaniʕ ʕan šurb al-kuḥūl |
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title = {teetotaler},
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year = {2026},
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