Free liver

Free liver
Liver Liv"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, lives. [1913 Webster]

And try if life be worth the liver's care. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

2. A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn. [1913 Webster]

3. One whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver. [1913 Webster]

{Fast liver}, one who lives in an extravagant and dissipated way.

{Free liver}, {Good liver}, one given to the pleasures of the table.

{Loose liver}, a person who lives a somewhat dissolute life. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • free-liver — free liv·er …   English syllables

  • free-liver — /fri ˈlɪvə/ (say free livuh) noun someone who in their mode of life freely indulges their appetites. –free living, noun –free living, adjective …  

  • free-liver — noun someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom • Hypernyms: ↑free agent, ↑free spirit, ↑freewheeler …   Useful english dictionary

  • free liver — a person who follows a way of life that freely indulges the appetites, desires, etc. [1705 15] * * * …   Universalium

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  • free-living — /fri ˈlɪvɪŋ/ (say free living) adjective 1. of or relating to a person who turns their back on obligations or responsibilities in order to indulge their appetites and desires to the full. 2. (of a worm) non parasitic or in a non parasitic stage.… …  

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