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

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

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

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

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

From Lancashire Idylls (1898) by Mather, Marshall

So freely did He associate with men, participating even in their festivities, that His enemies falsely charged Him with being a "glutton and a winebibber."

From India, Its Life and Thought by Jones, John P. (John Peter)

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