boozer

Definition

One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.

Etymology

From booze + -er (agent noun suffix) or (pub) + -er (relational noun suffix).

Example Sentences

• "“Tess is a fine figure o′ fun, as I said to myself today when I zeed her vamping round parish with the rest,” observed one of the elderly boozers in an undertone."
• "But they have only one insurance rate for ordinary men — drinkers and non-drinkers, and they compel the man who doesn′t booze to make up for the extra amount that the boozer should pay."
• ""You were actually taking that old boozer seriously.""

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