boozer

noun

booz·​er ˈbü-zər How to pronounce boozer (audio)
1
: a person who boozes : drunk
2
British : a drinking place : pub

Examples of boozer in a Sentence

They went into the boozer for a beer. I like a drink now and then but I'm no boozer
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Then Gilmore flamed out, lost everything, and became a dedicated boozer, making flasks out of everything from cucumbers to cuckoo clocks. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025 For example, flat-roofed pubs should be approached with caution, bags of crisps (not potato chips) must be split open on the table, and warning bells ring out twice at the end of the night. Find out more in our 21st-century guide to the great British boozer. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 June 2025 The singing corpse in question here is that of real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whiskey. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025 The signing corpse in question here is that of a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whisky. Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025 None have made a splash quite like The Devonshire, a Georgian-era Soho boozer that publican Oisín Rogers, Charlie Carroll, and chef Ashley Palmer-Watts have transformed into one of the hottest tickets in town. Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 What began as refuges from racial discrimination, old English boozers run by South Asian immigrants serving the food of their homelands, have become a distinct part of the city’s culinary fabric, beloved institutions where British ales and Indian curries exist in beautiful synergy. Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 Michael Ritchie’s hilarious classic features a cranky boozer (Walter Matthau at his best) coaching a batch of bad-news Little Leaguers, one played by Tatum O’Neal. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025 In this romantic wish list of components for the perfect pub, Orwell’s fantasy boozer is frequented by regulars who sit in the same chair night after night, employs chirpy, liver-sausage-sandwich-slinging barmaids, and serves its ale in strawberry-pink china mugs. Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of boozer was in 1816

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“Boozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boozer. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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