Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who drinks alcoholic liquor habitually and often in small amounts: A tippler is someone who engages in frequent, but typically not excessive, consumption of alcoholic beverages. The term often implies a regular, almost routine pattern of drinking rather than binge drinking or heavy intoxication.

Usage

• The word "tippler" describes a person's drinking habit. It is a countable noun.
• It often carries a mild or somewhat old-fashioned connotation, suggesting a person who enjoys a regular drink rather than someone with a severe alcohol problem.
• It is typically used in a descriptive, sometimes slightly humorous or affectionate way, rather than as a harsh criticism.

Examples

• Noun:
  • My grandfather was a cheerful tippler who enjoyed a single glass of whiskey every evening.
  • The old pub was a favorite haunt for local tipplers.
  • She was known as a social tippler, never drinking to excess but always with a glass of wine in hand at parties.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a bit of a tippler": A common phrase used to describe someone who drinks regularly but moderately.
  • He's a bit of a tippler, so a good bottle of port makes an ideal gift for him.

Variants and Related Words

• Tipple (verb): To drink alcohol, especially habitually.
  • He was known to tipple a little gin each night.
• Tipple (noun, informal): An alcoholic drink.
  • What's your preferred tipple?

Synonyms

• Drinker: A general term for someone who consumes alcohol.
• Social drinker: Someone who drinks alcohol primarily in social situations.
• Habitual drinker: Emphasizes the regular nature of the consumption.

Antonyms

• Teetotaler: A person who abstains completely from alcoholic drinks.
• Abstainer: Someone who refrains from drinking alcohol.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "To have a tipple": To have an alcoholic drink.
  • Let's go to the bar and have a little tipple.
• "To be fond of the tipple": To enjoy drinking alcohol.
  • He's always been fond of the tipple, but it never affects his work.

Noun

1. someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities