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or teetotallers
as in abstainers
a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages
in a quandary about what to serve for the wedding toast since his future in-laws are teetotalers
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Recent Examples of teetotalers
In recent years, bars across the city have started offering mocktails and non-alcoholic beer and wine so teetotalers aren't limited to soda water and lime.
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Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Gone are the days when teetotalers were limited to a syrupy Shirley Temple or a soda loaded with high-fructose corn syrup or aspartame.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Gone are the days when teetotalers were limited to a syrupy Shirley Temple or a soda loaded with high-fructose corn syrup or aspartame.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teetotalers
abstainers
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Heavier drinkers had higher mortality than lighter drinkers, but the study excluded lifelong abstainers — many of whom stop drinking because of illness or medication use.—
Robert M. Kaplan,
STAT,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Teetotalers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teetotalers. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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