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TEETOTALIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does teetotalist mean? 

TEETOTALIST (noun)
  The noun TEETOTALIST has 1 sense:

1. a total abstainerplay

  Familiarity information: TEETOTALIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEETOTALIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A total abstainer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

teetotaler; teetotalist; teetotaller

Hypernyms ("teetotalist" is a kind of...):

abstainer; abstinent; nondrinker (a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages)

Derivation:

teetotalism (abstaining from alcohol)


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