toper
- noun
- /ˈtoʊpər/
- Offensive
- Despite his talent, his reputation as a toper often overshadowed his accomplishments.
Examples
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Inman climbed up from the wet ground and stood, wavery as a toper.
Fiction book (1997) -
Come on down, Andy, and have a drink, you old toper!
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The teacher, crushed by the toper's superior intellect, heard a bell ring and the bar manager shout, "Last orders, ladies and gentlemen."
Fiction book (2002) -
A toper named Karl "listens" to his secondhand pants and their desire to repeat their previous owner's movements even when they take him right off the end of a pier.
Academic text (2008) -
After weeks of partying, it was clear that John had become a toper, often forgetting his responsibilities.
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Many people in the village knew him as a toper, as he frequented the local pub every night.
Synonyms
A person who is addicted to alcohol
A person who often drinks alcohol
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who regularly drinks large amounts of alcohol
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who drinks alcohol a lot
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word toper comes from the old verb tope, which meant 'to drink'. So a toper is someone who drinks a lot, especially alcohol.