Bottler

From bottle + -er.

Full definition of bottler

Noun

1. A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk.
• 1899, John Calder, The Prevention of Factory Accidents, %22bottlers%22+-intitle:%22bottler%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22bottler%22|%22bottlers%22+-intitle:%22bottler%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_uUDT8XdN4PImAXv35XQCw&redir_esc=y page 307,They shall provide all bottlers with face guards,....
• 1994 May 30, Shawn Willett, PC tools help Coke add life to flat AS/400 data, InfoWorld, %22bottlers%22+-intitle:%22bottler%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=F2oDT6i_EOuRiQfdkanPDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22bottler%22|%22bottlers%22%20-intitle%3A%22bottler%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 63,Such data is of great value both to the bottlers and to Coca-Cola′s sales and marketing groups.“When the bottler looks at this information, he might be interested in how a certain supermarket is performing, while we in the company are interested in how much, for example, McDonalds is buying in the Southeast,” Aviles notes.
• 2010, James M. Wahlen, Clyde P. Stickney, Paul Brown, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark Bradshaw, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, and Valuation: A Strategic Perspective, 7th edition, %22bottlers%22+-intitle:%22bottler%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bnMDT66POO2ViAfK_qHKAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22bottler%22|%22bottlers%22%20-intitle%3A%22bottler%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 278,Note 8, “Noncontrolled Bottling Affiliates” (Appendix A), indicates that PepsiCo owns approximately 40 percent of the common stock of some of its bottlers.
2. A Truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates.
3. (British, sports, slang) A person who or group that fails to meet expectations, especially one prone to such failure.

Synonyms

• (person or group prone to unexpected failure) choker

Origin relates to something being of a high quality and worthy of preservation by bottling

Noun

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, often with "real") a person or thing that is excellent or admirable.
• 1970, New Zealand House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, page 455,In Kiwi language anyway, the Minister of Industries and Commerce will go down in history as a real bottler in every sense of the word.
• 2007, Anthony David Parsons, Tony Parsons, Valley of the White Gold, unnumbered page,Mum's a real bottler and you′ll find her very sympathetic.
• 2010, Drew Hunt, Colin and Martin′s London Christmas, page 7,“You′re a real bottler, mate. That sheila has been trying to get into my pants ever since Sydney. Didn't know how I′d get rid of her.”

Anagrams

• blotter