toper

American  

[toh-per] / ˈtoʊ pər /

noun

Literary.

1. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated; a heavy drinker.

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Etymology

Origin of toper

First recorded in 1665–75; tope ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The effect of this is often as funny as would be expected; yet, oft and again, some latter-day toper could be heard to gulp and sob, with regret that was not unmixed with remorse.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Poughkeepsie, Al Ulbrickson and Rusty Many an expansive toper, eager to visit a sick, old, or girl friend, has hired a taxi for an inter-city journey.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the pompous rectitude of a veteran toper newly pledged and white-ribboned, the Senate passed the bill, sent it to the House.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Stranger was a great yarner and a great toper but he was also a tremendous worker and he more than earned his keep.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Earth was beginning to drink up the dews, like an insatiate toper as she is.

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus