toper

noun

top·​er ˈtō-pər 

: one that topes

especially : drunkard

Synonyms

• alcoholic
• alkie [slang]
• alky
• boozehound
• boozer
• dipsomaniac
• drinker
• drunk
• drunkard
• inebriate
• juicehead [slang]
• juicer [slang]
• lush
• rummy
• soak
• soaker
• sot
• souse
• tippler
• tosspot

Examples of toper in a Sentence

a group of topers who stop regularly at the pub

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above