toper

[ toh-per ]

/ ˈtoʊ pər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR toper ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Literary.

a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated; a heavy drinker.

Origin of toper

First recorded in 1665–75; tope¹ + -er¹

Words nearby toper

topectomy, topee, Topeka, Topelius, top end, toper, topesthesia, top flight, topfull, topgallant, topgallant forecastle

Example sentences from the Web for toper

Ben the toper loved his bottle,—Charley only loved the lasses!
Paul Clifford, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The toper, if he drank too deep, sometimes found a frog or newt at the bottom (in china)—a hint not to be too greedy.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
But he also fell into the evil ways of gilded youth, soon achieving notoriety as a toper, gambler, and courreur des femmes.
Prophets of Dissent|Otto Heller
By the beginning of his second session he was as able a toper as a publican could wish.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown

A toper several years ago in Brooklyn and New York used to make money by blowing his breath through a wire gauze and lighting it.
The Silent Bullet|Arthur B. Reeve

单词	toper
释义	toper [ toh-per ] / ˈtoʊ pər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR toper ON THESAURUS.COM noun Literary. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated; a heavy drinker. Origin of toper First recorded in 1665–75; tope¹ + -er¹ Words nearby toper topectomy, topee, Topeka, Topelius, top end, toper, topesthesia, top flight, topfull, topgallant, topgallant forecastle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for toper Ben the toper loved his bottle,—Charley only loved the lasses! Paul Clifford, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton The toper, if he drank too deep, sometimes found a frog or newt at the bottom (in china)—a hint not to be too greedy. Nature Near London\|Richard Jefferies But he also fell into the evil ways of gilded youth, soon achieving notoriety as a toper, gambler, and courreur des femmes. Prophets of Dissent\|Otto Heller By the beginning of his second session he was as able a toper as a publican could wish. The House with the Green Shutters\|George Douglas Brown A toper several years ago in Brooklyn and New York used to make money by blowing his breath through a wire gauze and lighting it. The Silent Bullet\|Arthur B. Reeve Words related to toper drunk, alcoholic, lush, sponge, wino, sot, souse, bacchanal, soak, tippler, stiff, inebriate, boozer, drinker, debauchee, carouser, dipsomaniac, bacchanalian, barfly, bibber
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toper

noun Literary.

Origin of toper

Words nearby toper

Example sentences from the Web for toper

Words related to toper