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 ye say, Behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. 

From Westminster Sermons with a Preface by Kingsley, Charles

Not these called Him gluttonous and a winebibber.

From The Gospel According to St. Mark by Chadwick, G. A.

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)

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 man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.

From The Life of Jesus by Renan, Ernest