Meanings
nounteetotaler (plural teetotalers)
plural teetotalers · alternative UK teetotaller
- USA person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
1 more example
[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.
2025 November 21, Tom Nichols, “The President Is Losing Control of Himself”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025Synonyms: abstainer, abstinent, aquabib, hydropot, teetotalist, nondrinker, water-drinker
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nounA person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
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Translations
Afrikaans geheelonthouer
- geheelonthouerperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Ancient Greek ὑδατοπότης
- ὑδατοπότης (hudatopótēs)person who completely abstains from alcohol
Arabic مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْخُمُور, مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْمُسْكِرَات
- مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْخُمُور (mumtaniʕ ʕan al-ḵumūr)person who completely abstains from alcohol
- مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْمُسْكِرَات (mumtaniʕ ʕan al-muskirāt)person who completely abstains from alcohol
- مُمْتَنِع عَنْ شُرْب الْكُحُول (mumtaniʕ ʕan šurb al-kuḥūl)person who completely abstains from alcohol
Bulgarian трезвеник, трезвеница
- трезвеник (trezvenik)person who completely abstains from alcohol
- трезвеница (trezvenica)person who completely abstains from alcohol
Catalan abstemi, aiguader
- abstemiperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- aiguaderperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Chinese Mandarin 滴酒不沾的人
- 滴酒不沾的人person who completely abstains from alcohol
Czech abstinent, abstinentka
- abstinentperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- abstinentkaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Danish afholdsmand
- afholdsmandperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Dutch geheelonthouder, geheelonthoudster
- geheelonthouderperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- geheelonthoudsterperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Esperanto abstinenculo
- abstinenculoperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Estonian karsklane
- karsklaneperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Finnish absolutisti, raitis
- absolutistiperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- raitisperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- maitopoikaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
French abstème, abstinent
- abstèmeperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- abstinentperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- abstinenteperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- néphalisteperson who completely abstains from alcohol
German Abstinenzler, Abstinenzlerin
- Abstinenzlerperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Abstinenzlerinperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Antialkoholikerperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Antialkoholikerinperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Temperenzlerperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Temperenzlerinperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Alkoholgegnerperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Alkoholgegnerinperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Abstinentperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Abstinentinperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Nichttrinkerperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- Nichttrinkerinperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Hungarian antialkoholista
- antialkoholistaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Irish staonaire
- staonaireperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Italian astemio, astemia
- astemioperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- astemiaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Japanese 下戸
- 下戸 (geko)person who completely abstains from alcohol
Māori wainamu, tītotara
- wainamuperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- tītotaraperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Polish abstynent, abstynentka
- abstynentperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- abstynentkaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- niepijącyperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- niepijącaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Portuguese abstémio, abstémia
- abstémioperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- abstémiaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- abstêmioperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- abstêmiaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Romanian abstinent, antialcoolic
- abstinentperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- antialcoolicperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Russian тре́звенник, тре́звенница
- тре́звенник (trézvennik)person who completely abstains from alcohol
- тре́звенница (trézvennica)person who completely abstains from alcohol
Slovak abstinent, abstinentka
- abstinentperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- abstinentkaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Spanish abstemio, abstemia
- abstemioperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- abstemiaperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- temperanteperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- aguadoperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Swedish absolutist, helnykterist
- absolutistperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- helnykteristperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- nykteristperson who completely abstains from alcohol
Welsh llwyrymwrthodwr, dirwestwr
- llwyrymwrthodwrperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- dirwestwrperson who completely abstains from alcohol
- llwyrymataliwrperson who completely abstains from alcohol
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APA
teetotaler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teetotaler
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“teetotaler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teetotaler. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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