tippler
- noun
- /ˈtɪplər/
- Archaic
- We breathe it in, it soaks the brain, and the world lists like the vision of a tippler.
- a little tippler
Examples
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His round tippler's face showed no more than mild interest, but the eyes were alert in their pockets of fat.
Fiction book (1992) -
If there was a regulation for it, I'd make you take the tippler's oath.
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Not even a tippler anymore, I don't think.
Fiction book (1997) -
I suppose on some of the timelines of the multiverse, I'm quite a tippler.
Fiction book (1996) -
German wines are having a difficult time wooing Chinese tipplers, according to a recent DW piece.
Blog text (31) -
If first EBB, and then Dickinson cast themselves as "little tipplers," it is because they are also "lyric tipplers," though sipping from a cup we no longer recognize, in part because it was cast aside long ago, in part because both women poets refashion it to serve their own ends.
Academic text (2016) -
If first EBB, and then Dickinson cast themselves as "little tipplers," it is because they are also "lyric tipplers," though sipping from a cup we no longer recognize, in part because it was cast aside long ago, in part because both women poets refashion it to serve their own ends.
Academic text (2016) -
He is known as a dedicated tippler, often found at the local pub every evening.
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As a regular tippler, she enjoys trying different craft beers on the weekends.
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Many tipplers gather at the festival to celebrate their love for fine wines and spirits.
Synonyms
A person who is addicted to alcohol
A person who has too much alcohol in their body, either now or often
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 often drinks beer
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who often drinks too much and behaves foolishly
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who drinks too much alcohol most of the time
A person who drinks alcohol too much
A person who drinks large amounts of alcohol very quickly
A person who drinks alcohol a lot
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who drinks too much alcohol
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who cannot stop drinking alcohol
A person who often drinks ale or beer
A person who drinks too much wine
A person who spends a lot of time drinking at bars
A person in a town who often drinks too much and people know it
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person who drinks a lot of alcohol quickly
A person who drinks too much at parties and seeks free drinks
A person who drinks alcohol too often and gets drunk
A person who drinks too much alcohol
A person who drinks a lot of beer or other alcoholic drinks until very drunk
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
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Etymology
The word tippler comes from the English verb tipple, which means 'to sip alcoholic drinks' and is like the familiar word sip. So, a tippler is someone who regularly drinks alcohol, often in small amounts.