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winebibber

American  
[wahyn-bib-er] / ˈwaɪnˌbɪb ər /

noun

  1. a person who drinks much wine.


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

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

From Lancashire Idylls (1898) by Mather, Marshall

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

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

Not these called Him gluttonous and a winebibber.

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

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

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