as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
a golfing foursome of modest tipplers heading for the nineteenth hole after a round
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Noun
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Desmond, her husband, had returned from the war, not physically wounded, but mentally damaged, and was becoming an alcoholic.—
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Staples, played in the movie by Emily Blunt, was a recovering alcoholic, and the couple’s fraught journeys with sobriety led to feelings of abandonment and bitterness.—
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Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Sheen once piloted a jet drunk.—
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10 Sep. 2025
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Stray Bullets • In this week’s post-credits scene, Adrian removes the pants of the drunk, sleeping John Economos and plants a tender kiss on his forehead.—
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5 Sep. 2025
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“Tippler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippler. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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