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

Eng was a sobersided teetotaler; Chang a temperamental tippler.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

He was the taller; and the robust manliness of his appearance, his splendid health and boxer's figure offered a sharp contrast to the superlatively lean tippler.

From The Flirt by Tarkington, Booth

I ran, followed by a dozen idlers, to the stern of the boat, and presently the helpless tippler appeared again.

From Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants by Optic, Oliver