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swiller

swiller

1 8.6
A person who drinks too much alcohol
  • noun
  • /ˈswɪlər/
  • Offensive
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  • At the party, he was known as the biggest swiller, finishing off multiple rounds of drinks.

Examples

  • During the reunion, they all laughed and called him a notorious swiller for how he devoured the food.

  • Last heard of re-populating Madrid with Ulster-accented Guinness-swillers.

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  • I'm a writer, baker, runner, avid home cook, native Californian, and coffee swiller.

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  • As I was saying, I was not giddy that Obama secured a second term via Fieldworks, entitlement mooks, and the sponge-brained propaganda swillers of the ludicrous Left... but he did.

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  • The chef described his friend as a swiller, always indulging in the finest wines at their dinners.

Synonyms

alcoholic
vsswiller
222 3.3

A person who is addicted to alcohol

describes greedy or excessive acts without implying medical dependency
drinker
vsswiller
83 1.8

A person who often drinks alcohol

implies greedy or excessive eating or drinking rather than neutral habit
drunkard
vsswiller
17 5.5

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is less focused on habitual intoxication and more on greedy acts
glutton
vsswiller
  • Offensive
14 7.0

A person who eats or drinks more than they need

puts extra focus on excessive drinking rather than eating
lush
vsswiller
  • Offensive
6 7.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is more about greedy or occasional excess rather than long-term dependence
boozer
vsswiller
  • Offensive
3 9.4

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

can include one-off greedy drinking as well as habitual drinking
juicer
vsswiller
  • Informal
2 8.8

A person who regularly drinks large amounts of alcohol

also covers greedy eating not only habitual alcohol use
guzzler
vsswiller
  • Informal
1 7.7

A person who drinks large amounts of alcohol very quickly

includes greedy eating as well as excessive drinking
gulper
vsswiller
1 8.2

A person or animal that swallows large amounts of food and drink quickly and greedily

is about greedy eating or drinking in general not only fast swallowing
imbiber
vsswiller
1 8.4

A person who drinks alcohol a lot

adds a greedy or excessive sense beyond simple drinking
soaker
vsswiller
  • Offensive
1 9.2

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

focuses on greedy overconsumption not necessarily long-term drinking
quaffer
vsswiller
  • Archaic
9.8

A person who drinks a lot of alcohol and enjoys it

emphasizes greed or excess rather than celebratory enjoyment
shitguzzler
vsswiller
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who drinks a lot of beer or other alcoholic drinks until very drunk

is a neutral term for greedy eating or drinking rather than crude slang
chugger
vsswiller
  • Slang
9.2

A person who drinks a drink very quickly in one go

refers to greedy or excessive consumption not only fast single drinks
two-fisted drinker
vsswiller
  • Slang
9.3

A person who drinks a lot of alcohol quickly

is broader, covering greedy eating as well as rapid heavy drinking
swigger
vsswiller
  • Informal
9.9

A person who drinks alcohol in big quick gulps

emphasizes drinking style rather than greedy or excessive consumption
winebibber
vsswiller
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who drinks too much wine

is general and modern, not limited to wine or old-fashioned usage
likker
vsswiller
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who drinks alcohol too often and gets drunk

is broader, covering any greedy eating or drinking not just habitual drinking
shikker
vsswiller
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

refers to greedy excess without implying chronic dependency or illness

Antonyms

5 7.5

A person who never drinks alcohol

1 4.9

A person who eats small amounts of food many times a day

How Greedy

alcoholic
222 3.3
swiller
  • Offensive
1 8.6
drinker
83 1.8

Surface Forms

swiller singular
swillers plural

Morphology

swiller = swill (transparent) = swill + er

Agentive -er added to the verb 'swill' yields 'one who swills', a directly predictable meaning.

Etymology

Swiller comes from swill ('kitchen waste or liquid food') plus the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So, a swiller is someone who eats or drinks like that—greedily and without care.