teetotaller

English

Alternative forms

• teetotaler (US)

Etymology

From teetotal +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tiːˈtəʊtələ, ˈtiːtəʊtələ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: tee‧to‧tal‧ler

Noun

teetotaller (plural teetotallers)

1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of teetotaler.
   • 1941 January, David L. Smith, “Still More G. & S.W. Nights' Entertainment”, in Railway Magazine, page 16:

     The six drivers foregathered and the rather surprising discovery was made that five out of the six were teetotallers.

Related terms

• teetotal
• teetotally
• teetotaling, teetotalling
• teetotalism

Translations

teetotaler — see teetotaler