tippler1
/ˈtɪplə
/noun
A habitual drinker of alcohol.Furtive and nimble tipplers and topers nightly dodged through alleys and back yards under the noses of the flashlamp-carrying guards....
- ‘By recognizing such a pretence, as a legitimate apology,’ he declared, ‘we authorize the tippler to tipple on.’
- Although he was not a ‘habitual tippler,’ or a rake, or a ‘lying Rogue’ but rather gave the appearance of a refined sensitive man, Sandy had few of the other positive attributes in Monro's list.
Synonyms
drinker, serious drinker, hard drinker, problem drinker, alcoholic;
drunk, drunkard, dipsomaniac, inebriate, sot
informal boozer, imbiber, alky, lush, barfly, sponge, souse, dipso, tosspot, wino, soak
US informal juicehead
Australian/New Zealand informal hophead
archaic toper
vulgar slang piss artist
Origin
Late Middle English (denoting a retailer of alcoholic liquor): of unknown origin.
Rhymes
tippler2
/ˈtip(ə)lər
/noun
A person who operates or works at a tipple, especially at a mine.
tippler3
/ˈtɪplə/noun
A revolving frame or cage in which a truck is inverted to discharge its load.A surveyor and engineer, he built coal tipples and air shafts for the mining industry.
Origin
Early 19th century: from dialect tipple 'tumble over' + -er1.