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tippler
tip·ple 1 T0230100 (tĭp′əl)tr. & intr.v. tip·pled, tip·pling, tip·ples To drink (alcoholic liquor) or engage in such drinking, especially habitually or to excess.n. Alcoholic liquor.
[Perhaps back-formation from Middle English tipeler, bartender.]
tip′pler n.
tip·ple 2 T0230100 (tĭp′əl)n.1. a. An apparatus for unloading freight cars by tipping them.b. The place where this is done.2. A place for screening coal and loading it into trucks or railroad cars.
[From dialectal tipple, to overturn, frequentative of tip.]tippler (ˈtɪplə) n (sometimes capital) 1. (Breeds) Also called: high-flying tippler a variety of domestic pigeon bred mainly for flying2. (Breeds) a domestic fancy pigeon of a smaller rounder type kept mainly for exhibition. Usual name: show tippler [C19: from tipple2 + -er1]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | tippler - someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantitiessocial drinkerimbiber, juicer, toper, drinker - a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) |
tipplernounA person who is habitually drunk:drunk, drunkard, inebriate, sot.Slang: boozehound, boozer, lush, rummy, soak, souse, sponge, stiff.Translationstippler
tippler1. n. a tavern keeper. John is the best tippler this place has ever seen. Tip me another, John. 2. n. a drunkard. Uncle Ben was a tippler—a harmless one. He started drinking at fifteen and has been a tippler ever since. EncyclopediaSeetippletippler
Synonyms for tipplernoun a person who is habitually drunkSynonyms- drunk
- drunkard
- inebriate
- sot
- boozehound
- boozer
- lush
- rummy
- soak
- souse
- sponge
- stiff
Synonyms for tipplernoun someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantitiesSynonymsRelated Words- imbiber
- juicer
- toper
- drinker
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