tippler
tippler Lexical Profile
tippler Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who drinks alcoholic beverages habitually, frequently in small amounts rather than to extreme intoxication.
"The old gentleman was a convivial tippler who enjoyed a glass of sherry every evening before dinner."
A breed of domestic pigeon belonging to the family Columbidae, selectively bred for its exceptional endurance and ability to remain aloft in sustained high-altitude flight for many hours.
"The avian enthusiast entered his prize tippler in the regional endurance flying competition."
British A mechanical apparatus or railway wagon designed to tilt or invert in order to discharge its load of coal, ore, or other bulk material.
"The coal cars were moved along the track onto the rotary tippler to empty their cargo into the hopper below."
• Rhymes for tippler
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 14th century to mean a tavern keeper or ale-seller, derived from the verb 'tipple' (likely of Scandinavian origin) combined with the agentive suffix '-er'.