swiggern.
/ˈswɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈswɪɡər/ colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).
One who swigs; a habitual drinker, esp. of alcoholic liquor. Frequently with qualifying word.
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1941 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 16 Aug. 1/5 These pike-pocketed swiggers won't pay a penny more fur hit now than they did in the depression.
1979 Business Week 2 Apr. 66/2 Murphy believes the previous campaign missed the heavy soft-drink swiggers by focusing on a far too narrow segment.
1990 Economist 3 Mar. 67/3 American mineral-swiggers have sued the French manufacturer for fraud and misrepresentation.
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