bibber

Meaning

One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.

Synonyms

toper

guzzler

inebriate

drunkard

sot

swiller

quaffer

Translations

πότης

μέθυσος

bebedor

ayyaş kimse

Etymology

From bib (“drink heartily”) + -er (agent noun suffix); see bib (“clothing to prevent spills from mouth”). Bib is from Middle English bibben. First attested in the 1530s.