teeˈtotalist Now rare.
[f. as prec. + -ist.]
= teetotaller.
| 1840 Fraser's Mag. XXI. 154 It joins the Teetotalists, and avoids a thimbleful of alcohol. 1865 Pall Mall G. 25 Nov. 9 Is Mr. Wood the builder not a teetotalist, but a firm and sensible man? |
So teeˈtotalize v. trans., to convert to teetotalism; intr., to practise teetotalism, to abstain; hence teeˈtotalized ppl. a.
| 1847–8 H. Miller First Impr. v. (1857) 69 Alas for even teetotalized human nature, when placed in trying circumstances! 1898 G. B. Shaw Let. 18 Oct. (1972) II. 66 If I began to eat three beefsteaks a day, the ground would..be shifted to the want of stimulants; but as it is,..I am allowed to teetotallize [sic] in comparative peace. |