Tippler

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A breed of domesticated pigeons, derived from and very closely resembling the tumblers. They do not, however, ‘tumble’ when on the wing and fly but poorly.
  • noun. One who tipples; especially, a person who drinks strong liquor habitually without positive drunkenness; a moderate toper.
  • noun. One who sells tipple; the keeper of a tavern or public house; a publican.
  • noun. One who or that which tipples or turns over; a tumbler.
  • noun. Same as tipper, 1.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who keeps a tippling-house.
  • noun. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A seller of alcoholic liquors.
  • noun. A habitual drinker; a bibber.
  • noun. A breed of domestic pigeon bred to participate in endurance competitions.
  • noun. An open wagon with a tipping trough, unloaded by being inverted (used for bulk cargo, especially minerals). A mine car, a lorry.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities
  • Word Usage
    "He is further down this road, probably about a half mile or so up this road actually at the entrance to the mining facility, to where they call the tippler, which is the processing plant of the mine."
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    drinker  imbiber  juicer  toper  
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    bencher  drinker  nipper  sipper