bibber

[bib-er]

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noun

a steady drinker; tippler (usually used in combination): winebibber.

Origin of bibber

First recorded in 1530–40; bib + -er¹

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Historical Examples

He had known him for a fool, a weakling, a babbler, and a bibber of wine.
Mistress Wilding
Rafael Sabatini
This habit of gaming entraps me as the wine cup fascinates the bibber who would fain avoid it, but cannot.
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf
George W. M. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for bibber

bibber

noun

a drinker; tippler (esp in the expression wine-bibber)

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Word Origin and History for bibber

n.

"drinker, tippler," 1530s, from Middle English bib (v.) "to drink heartily" (see bib (n.)).

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Examples from the Web for bibber

Historical Examples

He had known him for a fool, a weakling, a babbler, and a bibber of wine.

This habit of gaming entraps me as the wine cup fascinates the bibber who would fain avoid it, but cannot.

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Word Origin and History for bibber

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Origin of bibber