toper

[ toh-per ]
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nounLiterary.
  1. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated; a heavy drinker.

Origin of toper

1
First recorded in 1665–75; tope1 + -er1

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How to use toper in a sentence

  • If you knew a toper was to be offered as much free whisky as he could drink, you would be sure he would not come home sober.

    God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
  • "Let him alone," said an old toper; and Griffith remained a good hour with his head on the table.

  • He once challenged a noted English toper and gave him a glass a bottle; the victory was easily his, for he disposed of a dozen.

    Vie de Bohme | Orlo Williams
  • Out of the gray twilight a toper lurched up to the gate on which I leant, and, steadying himself, momentarily peered into my face.

    Tales of Northumbria | Howard Pease
  • "Any one would think you were a reformed toper, to hear you talk," he said, with a trace of a sneer.

    Frank Merriwell's Chums | Burt L. Standish