bibber

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noun

One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.

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tippler
OriginMiddle English bibben →
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Meanings

nounbibber (plural bibbers)

plural bibbers

  1. One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.

    Synonyms: tippler

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.

Similar
tippler
Also see
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Origin

  1. Middle Englishbibben
  2. Englishbibber

From bib (“drink heartily”) + -er (agent noun suffix); see bib (“clothing to prevent spills from mouth”). Bib is from Middle English bibben. First attested in the 1530s.

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APA

bibber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibber

MLA

“bibber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bibber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibber.

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