2. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Tippler — bezeichnet: Flugtippler, eine Haustaubenrasse Tippler ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Tamara Tippler (* 1991), österreichische Skirennläuferin Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklär … Deutsch Wikipedia
tippler — (n.) late 14c., seller of alcoholic liquors, agent noun from TIPPLE (Cf. tipple). In the sense of habitual drinker it dates from 1570s … Etymology dictionary
tippler — *drunkard, inebriate, alcoholic, dipsomaniac, sot, soak, toper, tosspot … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Tippler — 22:05, Harry Shannon Kit, World Record Old Bird, 21.05.1995 For railway usage, see Railroad car A Tippler is a breed of domestic pigeon bred to participate in endurance competitions. Flying results of up to 22 hours (non stop) have been reported… … Wikipedia
tippler — 1. n. a tavern keeper. □ Another beer, faithful tippler. □ John is the best tippler this place has ever seen. Tip me another, John. 2. n. a drunkard. □ Uncle Ben was a tippler a harmless one. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tippler — UK [ˈtɪp(ə)lə(r)] / US [ˈtɪplər] noun [countable] Word forms tippler : singular tippler plural tipplers informal someone who regularly drinks alcohol … English dictionary
tippler — noun a) A seller of alcoholic liquors. they had picked up two fellows in that days march, one of which, he said, was as fine a man as ever he saw (meaning the tippler), b) A habitual drinker; a bibber … Wiktionary
Tippler — This interesting and long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and is an occupational name for a tapster or seller of ale, deriving from the Middle English tipeler , from tipel, tipple , to cause to fall, to spill, with the… … Surnames reference
tippler — tip|pler [ˈtıplə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: tippler seller of alcoholic drink (14 17 centuries)] informal especially BrE someone who drinks alcohol … Dictionary of contemporary English
tippler — noun see tipple I … New Collegiate Dictionary
