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- [tip-ler]
- /ˈtɪp lər/
- /ˈtɪp.l̩.ər/
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- [tip-ler]
- /ˈtɪp lər/
Definitions of tippler word
- noun tippler a person who works at a tipple, especially at a mine. 1
- noun tippler person who enjoys alcoholic drink 1
- noun tippler a variety of domestic pigeon bred mainly for flying 0
- noun tippler a domestic fancy pigeon of a smaller rounder type kept mainly for exhibition 0
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Origin of tippler
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at tipple1, -er1
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Parts of speech for Tippler
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tippler popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tippler usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tippler
noun tippler
- alcoholic — An alcoholic is someone who cannot stop drinking large amounts of alcohol, even when this is making them ill.
- bacchanalian — characterized by or involving drunken revelry
- barfly — A barfly is a person who spends a lot of time drinking in bars
- bibber — a drinker; tippler (esp in the expression wine-bibber)
- carouser — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
Top questions with tippler
- what is a tippler?
- what is wagon tippler?
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