different between drunkard vs teetotal

drunkard

English

Alternative forms

  • drunkerd (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier droncarde, from Middle English *druncard (attested as a surname, Druncard), possibly from Middle Low German drunkert, equivalent to drunk +? -ard (pejorative agent suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?d???k?d/

Noun

drunkard (plural drunkards)

  1. (somewhat derogatory) A person who is habitually drunk.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:drunkard

Antonyms

  • on the wagon
  • pioneer
  • teetotaller

Related terms

  • drunk
  • drunkard's walk
  • drunken

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teetotal

English

Etymology

From total, the reduplicated tee being an intensifier – “T-total”, 1830s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti??t??t?l/

Adjective

teetotal (comparative more teetotal, superlative most teetotal)

  1. Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
    Synonyms: on the wagon, straightedge
    Antonyms: alcoholic, dipsomaniac, drunkard
  2. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
  3. (dated, emphatic) Total.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • abstain
  • temperance

Noun

teetotal (plural teetotals)

  1. One who abstains from drinking alcohol.
    • 2004, Andrea Levy, Small Island, London: Review, Chapter Twelve, p. 137,[1]
      Hubert is trying to persuade James, a strict Presbyterian and teetotal, to come into the pub.
    Synonyms: teetotaler, pioneer

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