tippler

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
  • Pete’s brother, a former hockey player who misses his glory days, is an alcoholic who cares for the family’s large mink farm.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
  • When Moynihan was 10, his father, an alcoholic, abandoned them to move to California.
    Augustine Sedgewick, Time, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • What amazing feats the confidence of the drunk can accomplish.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 May 2025
  • Sometimes rough language is all a drunk can understand.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
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“Tippler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippler. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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