"teetotaller" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teetotaller.wav [Southern-England] Forms: teetotallers [plural]
Etymology: teetotal + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|teetotal|er}} teetotal + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} teetotaller (plural teetotallers)
  1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of teetotaler. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Drinking, People Synonyms: teetotaler [US] Related terms: teetotal, teetotally, teetotaling, teetotalling, teetotalism
    Sense id: en-teetotaller-en-noun-X-uidlQJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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