teetotaller
/tiːˈtəʊtlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण टीटोट्लर
मद्य-निषेधी, कभी शराब न पीने वाला
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a person who never drinks alcohol
मद्य-निषेधी, कभी शराब न पीने वाला
- He is a strict teetotaller and does not even touch beer.
- Gandhiji was a lifelong teetotaller.
- As a teetotaller, she ordered a glass of lime soda at the party.
+ 2 more examples
- My uncle has been a teetotaller since his youth.
- The hostel warden was a teetotaller who disliked drinking.
Synonyms abstainer non-drinker nephalist
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
tee·to·tal·ler
With double e, and double l in British English (American teetotaler); the adjective teetotal.
दो e, और British English में दो l (American teetotaler); adjective teetotal।
⌂Word origin and word building
Said to come from a stammered 't-total', meaning total abstinence.
कहा जाता है कि यह हकलाकर बोले गए 't-total' से आया, जिसका अर्थ पूर्ण संयम है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who never drinks alcohol is a teetotaller or abstainer; one addicted to alcohol is an alcoholic, drunkard or dipsomaniac.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: जो कभी शराब न पिए teetotaller या abstainer; जो शराब का आदी हो alcoholic, drunkard या dipsomaniac।