tippler

¹ American  

[tip-ler] / ˈtɪp lər /

noun

1. a person who tipples intoxicating liquor.

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tippler ² American  

[tip-ler] / ˈtɪp lər /

noun

1. a person who works at a tipple, especially at a mine.

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tippler British  

/ ˈtɪplə /

noun

1. Also called: high-flying tippler.  a variety of domestic pigeon bred mainly for flying

2. Usual name: show tippler.  a domestic fancy pigeon of a smaller rounder type kept mainly for exhibition

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Etymology

Origin of tippler¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at tipple ¹, -er ¹

Origin of tippler²

First recorded in 1825–35; tipple ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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tippler

His portraits of Viennese cafe “types” — the clumsy waiter, the morose writer, the street tippler helping himself to drinks from an outdoor table — are grotesque but funny.

From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2011

Eng was a sobersided teetotaler; Chang a temperamental tippler.

From Time Magazine Archive

At pay-for-your-own drink parties in the London Hilton, the typical tippler has cut his intake from six to four.

From Time Magazine Archive

So Jurgen left the old tippler, and started to leave the forest also.

From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell

The pilferer becomes a successful tradesman in a large and questionable way; the tippler finds himself sober and attended by the daughter of his heart's desire; various married folk get re-sorted; and so forth.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 24, 1917 by Various