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toper

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top·er  (tpr)
n.
A chronic drinker.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.topertoper - a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
imbiber, juicer, drinker
consumer - a person who uses goods or services
bar fly - a drinker who frequents bars
ale drinker, beer drinker - someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale
drunk - someone who is intoxicated
drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, sot, wino - a chronic drinker
guzzler - someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages); "he's a beer guzzler every night"
moderationist - a moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer)
bacchanal, bacchant, drunken reveler, drunken reveller - someone who engages in drinking bouts
social drinker, tippler - someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities
carouser, wassailer - someone who enjoys riotous drinking
Translations
toper (o.f.) [ˈtəʊpəʳ] N → borrachín/ina m/f


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In all their variety of occupation,--the cobbler, the blacksmith, the soldier, the lady with her fan, the toper with his bottle, the milkmaid sitting by her, cow--this fortunate little society might truly be said to enjoy a harmonious existence, and to make life literally a dance.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
So the friendly toper prated and questioned and kept John's heart in a flutter.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Fernand filled Caderousse's glass, who, like the confirmed toper he was, lifted his hand from the paper and seized the glass.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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