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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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 Trending on Billboard Across two stages and alongside fairground attractions, an art exhibition and a nod to the beloved Camden boozer The Hawley Arms, Bludfest is an all-encompassing proposition. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 She’s blocked, and a slatternly boozer. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 4 June 2020

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 7 May. 2025.

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