bibber

American  

[bib-er] / ˈbɪb ər /

noun

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

   winebibber.

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bibber British  

/ ˈbɪbə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bibber

First recorded in 1530–40; bib + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Some believe that he even helped push that old bibber of Red propaganda, Michael Quill, boss of the transport workers, into taking the pledge.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bringing back that "reformed" fist baller and dehydrated bibber Billy Martin for a fourth term as mismanager, Steinbrenner has taxed the credibility of even the New York Post.

From Time Magazine Archive

A jovial wine bibber: "Suavis vinari sitit, rogo vas valde sitit."

From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc

Came he both eating and drinking and loving womankind, and lo! of him they say 'a wine bibber and a glutton.'

From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie

You'll think," he said laughingly, "that I am becoming a secret bibber.

From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann