Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: teetotaler
IPA transcription: [t,it,oʊt'eɪlɚ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: teetotaler, teetotaller, teetotalist
    Meaning: a total abstainer
Usage examples
  • Fortunately, though it was the almost universal custom to use liquors, Horace was a teetotaler, and despised chewing or smoking tobacco, which he regarded "as the vilest, most detestable abuse of his corrupted sensual appetites whereof depraved man is capable;" therefore he had no fear of temptation from these sources.