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teetotaler (s) (noun), teetotalers (pl)
1. A person who stays completely away from or abstains from drinking alcoholic beverages: Susan wanted to live a healthy life and decided to be a vegetarian, a non-smoker, and a teetotaler.
2. Etymology: possibly formed from teetotal, "entirely, wholly" with a repetition of the initial "T" after the signature for emphasis by anyone who takes the pledge of complete abstinence of alcohol.
Anyone who abstains from consuming any alcoholic drinks .
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