Meaning & use
Teetotalers
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People who abstain completely from drinking alcoholic beverages.
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As lifelong teetotalers, they served only sparkling cider at their wedding.
The temperance movement encouraged citizens to become teetotalers.
A note on using this word
The word likely originated from a stammered or emphatic pronunciation of "total," as in "T-total," emphasizing complete abstinence.
Words with a similar meaning
abstainers
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Words with an opposite meaning
drinkers
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