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- [toh-per]
- /ˈtoʊ pər/
- /ˈtəʊ.pə(r)/
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- [toh-per]
- /ˈtoʊ pər/
Definitions of toper word
- noun toper a hard drinker or chronic drunkard. 1
- noun toper a person who topes; drunkard 0
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Origin of toper
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; tope1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Toper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
toper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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.
toper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for toper
noun toper
- 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)
- boozer — A boozer is a pub.
- carouser — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
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