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单词 tippler
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tippler1

noun ˈtɪpləˈtɪp(ə)lər
  • A habitual drinker of alcohol.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There can't be many tipplers in Rotherham and Barnsley who haven't had a pint pulled by Trissie Reynolds - probably South Yorkshire's oldest landlady.
    • This is despite the fact that we pay far more tax on our bottle than the average tippler on the continent.
    • They invite other tipplers to join them - at the Railway at 7.30 pm, or the Cock & Bottle at 8pm.
    • Furtive and nimble tipplers and topers nightly dodged through alleys and back yards under the noses of the flashlamp-carrying guards.
    • For tipplers who want to really go to the top of the glass, there are four master classes (on specific regions such as Australia or Portugal) conducted by four of Ireland's top wine experts.
    • ‘By recognizing such a pretence, as a legitimate apology,’ he declared, ‘we authorize the tippler to tipple on.’
    • The ‘Virgin Mary’ - with due apologies to the original Bloody Mary - is one mocktail that is popular with most mock tipplers hereabouts.
    • The main worry, though, concerns many more people than this minority of daily tipplers.
    • Although he was not a ‘habitual tippler,’ or a rake, or a ‘lying Rogue’ but rather gave the appearance of a refined sensitive man, Sandy had few of the other positive attributes in Monro's list.
    • Cheap booze, an eclectic clientele and a stubborn refusal to move with the times have drawn generations of tipplers.
    • Footpath skateboarders and kerbside tipplers can now officially be given the heave from the commercial zones of Rangitikei's towns.
    • There's an all day happy hour from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. with 50 percent being knocked off everything, so take heart all indigent tipplers!
    • Drinkers in Bradford are more aware of recommended limits on how much they should drink than fellow tipplers across the rest of the country.
    • In the early days, following the example set by the Sally Army with War Cry, Joy used to hawk it around pubs, preying enterprisingly on the drunken generosity of the dour tipplers.
    • Local tipplers were toasting the lowest drink prices in the land today after the north west emerged as best value for money in a survey by the Campaign for Real Ale.
    • A few knocks on doors, polite people take his literature and then it's into Browne's pub where the welcome from tipplers is warm.
    • Amazingly, the tiny watering hole which struggles to host 60 tipplers has raised nearly £4,000 for local charities since last October from its big-hearted drinkers.
    • The sun brings some curious sights to the city's streets, such as young folk in beach wear and al fresco tipplers.
    • Placing the bottles on the table for tipplers may be less elegant, but it resolves the dilemma.
    • Liquor barons have always been in support of a ban on toddy and arrack, so that tipplers would turn to Indian made foreign liquor.
    Synonyms
    drinker, serious drinker, hard drinker, problem drinker, alcoholic
    drunk, drunkard, dipsomaniac, inebriate, sot
    informal boozer, imbiber, alky, lush, barfly, sponge, souse, dipso, tosspot, wino, soak
    US informal juicehead
    Australian/New Zealand informal hophead
    archaic toper
    vulgar slang piss artist

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a retailer of alcoholic liquor): of unknown origin.

Rhymes

stippler

tippler2

nounˈtɪpləˈtɪp(ə)lər
  • A revolving frame or cage in which a truck is inverted to discharge its load.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A surveyor and engineer, he built coal tipples and air shafts for the mining industry.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from dialect tipple ‘tumble over’ + -er.

 
 

tippler1

nounˈtɪp(ə)lərˈtip(ə)lər
  • A habitual drinker of alcohol.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Furtive and nimble tipplers and topers nightly dodged through alleys and back yards under the noses of the flashlamp-carrying guards.
    • This is despite the fact that we pay far more tax on our bottle than the average tippler on the continent.
    • There's an all day happy hour from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. with 50 percent being knocked off everything, so take heart all indigent tipplers!
    • The ‘Virgin Mary’ - with due apologies to the original Bloody Mary - is one mocktail that is popular with most mock tipplers hereabouts.
    • Liquor barons have always been in support of a ban on toddy and arrack, so that tipplers would turn to Indian made foreign liquor.
    • They invite other tipplers to join them - at the Railway at 7.30 pm, or the Cock & Bottle at 8pm.
    • The sun brings some curious sights to the city's streets, such as young folk in beach wear and al fresco tipplers.
    • In the early days, following the example set by the Sally Army with War Cry, Joy used to hawk it around pubs, preying enterprisingly on the drunken generosity of the dour tipplers.
    • The main worry, though, concerns many more people than this minority of daily tipplers.
    • Placing the bottles on the table for tipplers may be less elegant, but it resolves the dilemma.
    • Although he was not a ‘habitual tippler,’ or a rake, or a ‘lying Rogue’ but rather gave the appearance of a refined sensitive man, Sandy had few of the other positive attributes in Monro's list.
    • There can't be many tipplers in Rotherham and Barnsley who haven't had a pint pulled by Trissie Reynolds - probably South Yorkshire's oldest landlady.
    • Amazingly, the tiny watering hole which struggles to host 60 tipplers has raised nearly £4,000 for local charities since last October from its big-hearted drinkers.
    • Local tipplers were toasting the lowest drink prices in the land today after the north west emerged as best value for money in a survey by the Campaign for Real Ale.
    • For tipplers who want to really go to the top of the glass, there are four master classes (on specific regions such as Australia or Portugal) conducted by four of Ireland's top wine experts.
    • Cheap booze, an eclectic clientele and a stubborn refusal to move with the times have drawn generations of tipplers.
    • Footpath skateboarders and kerbside tipplers can now officially be given the heave from the commercial zones of Rangitikei's towns.
    • A few knocks on doors, polite people take his literature and then it's into Browne's pub where the welcome from tipplers is warm.
    • Drinkers in Bradford are more aware of recommended limits on how much they should drink than fellow tipplers across the rest of the country.
    • ‘By recognizing such a pretence, as a legitimate apology,’ he declared, ‘we authorize the tippler to tipple on.’
    Synonyms
    drinker, serious drinker, hard drinker, problem drinker, alcoholic

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a retailer of alcoholic liquor): of unknown origin.

tippler2

nounˈtɪp(ə)lərˈtip(ə)lər
  • A revolving frame or cage in which a truck or freight car is inverted to discharge its load.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A surveyor and engineer, he built coal tipples and air shafts for the mining industry.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from dialect tipple ‘tumble over’ + -er.

 
 
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