teetotaller

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Yes, laugh as ye will, ye lovers of gin and beer and whisky, one who has tried it, and has seen it tried by hundreds of stout stalwart men, tells you that the teetotaller is the best man for real hard work The three travellers drank their tea and smacked their lips, and grinned at each other with great satisfaction.

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  • I am a teetotaller, and against the consumption of alcohol for reasons of health and faith, but I do not believe in using force to popularise my ideas. —  rediff.com
  • The Brown Eyed Girl folk singer is a teetotaller, having had a spell of drink problems during the 1970s and 1980s, but his agent said the ban had nothing to do with trying to impose his own lifestyle onto the crowd. —  Expecting Rain
  • With Violet D'Souza, ex-teetotaller and human resources director for over 25 years who just chucked up her job after falling head over heels into the proverbial vat, they add up to the small, fraternity of women wine experts and sommeliers of the city. —  Daily News & Analysis
  • He's sent very nasty notes to random people out of the blue, and some say the teetotaller is back on the sauce. —  Gawker
  • Although the man is teetotaller (a quality I find admirable in people who control nuclear weapons) I did wonder if Tuesday's confirmation of Marine Aubry as leader of our Socialist Party (PS) by a mere 42 votes out of 200,000 odd may have moved him to instruct a flunky to rifle in the cellars of the Élysée palace for a magnum or two of Dom Pérignon. —  Telegraph Blogs
 

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