Thesaurus:teetotaler
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Sense: person who abstains from alcoholic beverages
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- abstainer
- abstinent
- aquabib (obsolete, derogatory)
- hydropot
- teetotaler
- teetotalist
- nondrinker
- water-drinker
Antonyms
[edit]- drunkard [⇒ thesaurus]
- —
- drinker (depending on context)
- imbiber
- partaker
Hyponyms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]Various
[edit]- on the wagon (idiomatic)
- take the pledge (US, dated)
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “953. temperance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “958. sobriety” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “teetotaler” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.