What is another word for tippler?

Pronunciation: [tˈɪplə] (IPA)

Tippler is a word used to describe someone who drinks alcohol regularly or excessively. There are several synonyms that can also be used to describe someone who is a tippler. One of the most common synonyms is "drunkard" which refers to someone who is habitually intoxicated. Another similar word is "lush" which is a slang term often used to describe someone who drinks heavily. "Alcoholic" is another synonym that is used to describe someone who has a drinking problem and cannot control their consumption of alcohol. "Booze hound" and "sot" are other slang terms that can be used to describe someone who is a habitual drinker.

What are the hypernyms for Tippler?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for tippler?

The term "tippler" refers to a person who drinks alcohol often and excessively. There are several antonyms for this word that describe someone who does not drink alcohol, including teetotaler, abstainer or nondrinker. In contrast to a tippler, a teetotaler is someone who doesn't drink alcohol at all or completely abstains from it. Similarly, an abstainer may also refer to someone who avoids alcohol, usually because of a personal or religious belief. A nondrinker, on the other hand, describes someone who simply chooses not to drink alcohol on a regular basis. All of these antonyms provide a clear and concise way to describe someone who does not indulge in alcohol.

What are the antonyms for Tippler?

Usage examples for Tippler

Harry was no tippler, he never got intoxicated; but he would sit and smoke and sip and talk with a friend, and tell him all about it till the white daylight came peeping through the chinks in the shutters.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
It was impossible to stay for ever with the old tippler, especially as the place had turned out a barren wilderness as far as the prospect of making a good match was concerned.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann
That, however, did not prevent Punch from chaffing "the Great George" upon occasion, as when he was preparing his "Life of Falstaff" the journal gravely assumed that he would reform that incorrigible tippler into a "teetotal Falstaff," and protested against the enthusiast mixing water so copiously with the milk of his human kindness.
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann

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