winebibber

[ wahyn-bib-er ]

noun

1. a person who drinks much wine.

winebibber

/ ˈwaɪnˌbɪbə /

noun

1. a person who drinks a great deal of wine

Derived Forms

• ˈwineˌbibbing, noun

Other Words From

• winebibbing noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of winebibber¹

First recorded in 1525–35; wine + bibber

Example Sentences

One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler; Ð chiefly used in composition; as, winebibber.

From Project Gutenberg

Not these called Him gluttonous and a winebibber.

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According to Biographer Lin Yutang, Su Tungpo was "an incorrigible optimist, a great humanitarian, a friend of the people, a prose master, an original painter, a great calligraphist, an experimenter in winemaking, an engineer, a hater of puritanism, a yogi, a Buddhist believer, a Confucian statesman, a secretary to the emperor, a confirmed winebibber, a humane judge, a dissenter in politics, a prowler in the moonlight, a poet and a wag."

From Time Magazine Archive

I am no winebibber," he said, "my vows do not allow of it.

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Slander called Christ a gluttonous man and a winebibber.

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