teetotaller

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From teetotal +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tiːˈtəʊtələ, ˈtiːtəʊtələ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: tee‧to‧tal‧ler

Noun

teetotaller (plural teetotallers)

  1. British 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.

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