lusher

noun

lusher

noun
1

Slang A lush; an alcoholic.

  • In the West, The Sporting News belittled stars like Kelly and McCormick as incorrigible lushers. The same paper told how drink had ruined the career of Pete Browning in 1886, although that star enjoyed several fine seasons thereafter.1966, David Quentin Voigt, American Baseball: From Gentleman's Sport to the Commissioner System:

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