| 单词 | teetotaler |
| 释义 | teetotaler (titoʊtələr) Word forms: teetotalers countable noun A teetotaler is someone who does not drink alcohol. Synonyms: abstainer, wowser [Australian, New Zealand, slang], nondrinker, Rechabite More Synonyms of teetotaler teetotaler in American English (tiˈtoutlər, ˈtiˌtout-) noun a person who abstains totally from intoxicating drink Also: teetotalist, esp Brit teetotallerWord origin [1825–35; teetotal + -er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: archaic, cliché, cross section, runway, self-help-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner) |
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