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Toper

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A chronic drinker.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Someone who drinks a lot; a drunkard.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard; a sot.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who habitually drinks alcoholic liquors to excess; a hard drinker; a sot.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)

Word Usage

"Nor could Polly's later explanation that the last word was "happy," and not "drunk," reconcile him; for she had been compelled to admit that the old king was a toper, and that he was always in his cups when he struck up the chant."

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

drunkard sot drinke

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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