noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtiːtəʊtələ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
a total abstainer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: teetotaller, teetotalist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English teetotal Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English teetotaler From teetotal + -er.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
geheelonthouer
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Arabic:
مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْخُمُور
(mumtaniʕ ʕan al-ḵumūr)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Arabic:
مُمْتَنِع عَنْ الْمُسْكِرَات
(mumtaniʕ ʕan al-muskirāt)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Arabic:
مُمْتَنِع عَنْ شُرْب الْكُحُول
(mumtaniʕ ʕan šurb al-kuḥūl)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Bulgarian:
трезвеник
(trezvenik)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Bulgarian:
трезвеница
(trezvenica)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Catalan:
abstemi
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Catalan:
aiguader
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Chinese Mandarin:
滴酒不沾的人
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Czech:
abstinent
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Czech:
abstinentka
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Danish:
afholdsmand
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Dutch:
geheelonthouder
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Dutch:
geheelonthoudster
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Esperanto:
abstinenculo
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Estonian:
karsklane
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Finnish:
absolutisti
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Finnish:
raitis
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Finnish:
maitopoika
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
French:
abstème
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
French:
abstinent
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
French:
abstinente
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
French:
néphaliste
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Abstinenzler
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Abstinenzlerin
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Antialkoholiker
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Antialkoholikerin
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Temperenzler
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Temperenzlerin
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Alkoholgegner
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Alkoholgegnerin
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Abstinent
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Abstinentin
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Nichttrinker
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
German:
Nichttrinkerin
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Ancient Greek:
ὑδατοπότης
(hudatopótēs)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Hungarian:
antialkoholista
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Irish:
staonaire
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Italian:
astemio
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Italian:
astemia
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Japanese:
下戸
(geko)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Kashubian:
abstinent
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Macedonian:
тре́звеник
(trézvenik)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Māori:
wainamu
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Māori:
tītotara
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Polish:
abstynent
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Polish:
abstynentka
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Polish:
niepijący
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Polish:
niepijąca
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Portuguese:
abstémio
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Portuguese:
abstémia
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Portuguese:
abstêmio
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Portuguese:
abstêmia
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Romanian:
abstinent
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Romanian:
antialcoolic
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Russian:
тре́звенник
(trézvennik)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Russian:
тре́звенница
(trézvennica)
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Slovak:
abstinent
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Slovak:
abstinentka
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Lower Sorbian:
abstinenclaŕ
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Lower Sorbian:
antialkoholikaŕ
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Spanish:
abstemio
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Spanish:
abstemia
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Spanish:
temperante
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Spanish:
aguado
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Swedish:
absolutist
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Swedish:
helnykterist
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Swedish:
nykterist
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Welsh:
llwyrymwrthodwr
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Welsh:
dirwestwr
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
Welsh:
llwyrymataliwr
— person who completely abstains from alcohol
