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/ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/ · noun
(American spelling) 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.
Use teetotaler when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Teetotaler means (American spelling) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages..
Common synonyms include abstainer, abstinent, aquabib, hydropot.
Possible antonyms include drunkard, drinker, imbiber, partaker.
[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.
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