free liver

American  

noun

1. a person who follows a way of life that freely indulges the appetites, desires, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of free liver

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

Once he had been a jovial fellow, a careless, free liver, towards ladies a gallant cavalier, among men a desperate gambler.

From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór

He was a great horseman and a free liver.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

Old Kamehameha I., was dead, and his son, Liholiho, the new King was a free liver, a roystering, dissolute fellow, and hated the restraints of the ancient tabu.

From Roughing It, Part 8. by Twain, Mark

A very fat man, and a free liver; had long been subject to what was called asthma, particularly in the winter.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William

"He is a free liver, spends much money and has a passion for music."

From Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by McIntyre, John T.