teetotaler

Dérivé de teetotal avec le suffixe -er.

teetotaler \ti.ˈtoʊt.lɚ\ (États-Unis), \tiː.ˈtəʊt.lə\ (Royaume-Uni)

1. (États-Unis) Abstinent (personne qui ne boit pas d’alcool).
   • “We have agents following him around. He knows they’re there, of course. If he spits on the sidewalk, we’ll put him on the next bird home. He knows that, too. He hasn’t broken a single law. Even his driver—the guy’s a teetotaler. I hate to say it, Jimmy, but the bum’s clean, and he’s making points.” — (Tom Clancy, Patriot games, 1987.)

• teetotaller (Royaume-Uni)