tippler

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From tipple + -er (“agent”). “Seller” sense from 1396; “drinker” sense from 1580.

The tippler’s fumes in his head! — The Amazing Marriage — Complete, George Meredith
"She's in--hic--there, boys," said one of the men in a halting way customary with tipplers. — A Woman who went to Alaska, May Kellogg Sullivan
The young tippler handed the half-franc piece to the waiter, who bowed, scraped, flourished his napkin, and fled. — Dikes and Ditches; Or, Young America in Holland and Belgium, Oliver Optic

social drinker

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