TOPER

drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer

(noun) a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

toper (plural topers)

(now, literary) Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages a lot; a drunkard.

Synonyms: alcoholic, drunkard, tosspot, Thesaurus:drunkard

Anagrams

• -trope, Perot, Petro, Porte, opter, petro, petro-, ptero-, repot, tepor, trope

Source: Wiktionary


To"per, n.

Definition: One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard; a sot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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