bibber

noun

bibber

noun

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.

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

Synonyms: tippler
Derived terms: winebibber
Related terms: bib, bibble

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