Tippler

Origin

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

Full definition of tippler

Noun

1. A seller of alcoholic liquors.
2. A habitual drinker; a bibber.
• Fielding Tom Jones|VII|xi...they had picked up two fellows in that day’s march, one of which, he said, was as fine a man as ever he saw (meaning the tippler),
3. A breed of domestic pigeon bred to participate in endurance competitions.
4. (UK, railroad) An open wagon with a tipping trough, unloaded by being inverted (used for bulk cargo, especially minerals). A mine car, a lorry.

Synonyms

• (drinker) bibber