winebibber

American  

[wahyn-bib-er] / ˈwaɪnˌbɪb ər /

noun

1. a person who drinks much wine.

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winebibber British  

/ ˈwaɪnˌbɪbə /

noun

1. a person who drinks a great deal of wine

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Other Word Forms

• winebibbing noun

Etymology

Origin of winebibber

First recorded in 1525–35; wine + bibber

Example Sentences

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!'

From His Life A Complete Story in the Words of the Four Gospels by Barton, William Eleazar

I am no winebibber," he said, "my vows do not allow of it.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Never a solitary winebibber, and William remaining recalcitrant, he returned to the outer office and demanded "no heeltaps" of the operator and Bowers.

From The Henchman by Luther, Mark Lee

They co'd Him a winebibber, and a friend o' all maks o' bad uns.

From Lancashire Idylls (1898) by Mather, Marshall

The Son of man came eating and drinking and they say he is a gluttonous man, a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.

From The Gospel of Matthew for Readers by Lightheart