tippler
Example Sentences
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His portraits of Viennese cafe “types” — the clumsy waiter, the morose writer, the street tippler helping himself to drinks from an outdoor table — are grotesque but funny.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2011
At pay-for-your-own drink parties in the London Hilton, the typical tippler has cut his intake from six to four.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eng was a sobersided teetotaler; Chang a temperamental tippler.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lecoq made such a threatening gesture that the old tippler drew back in consternation.
From Monsieur Lecoq by Gaboriau, Émile
So Jurgen left the old tippler, and started to leave the forest also.
From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by Cabell, James Branch
