bottler

plural bottlers

1. A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk.

   They shall provide all bottlers with face guards,[…].

   1899, John Calder, The Prevention of Factory Accidents, page 307

   3 more examples

   1994 May 30, Shawn Willett, PC tools help Coke add life to flat AS/400 data, InfoWorld, page 63, Such data is of great value both to the bottlers and to Coca-Cola′s sales and marketing groups. “When the bottler looks at this information, he might be interested in how a certain supermarket is performing, while we in the company are interested in how much, for example, McDonald’s is buying in the Southeast,” Aviles notes.

   Note 8, “Noncontrolled Bottling Affiliates” (Appendix A), indicates that PepsiCo owns approximately 40 percent of the common stock of some of its bottlers.

   2010, James M. Wahlen, Clyde P. Stickney, Paul Brown, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark Bradshaw, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, and Valuation: A Strategic Perspective, 7th edition, page 278

   Maritime Transport runs a train from the bottler of Cola-Cola in Tilbury, six days a week. It started in 2022, and the bottler says it will save four million road miles a year and 15,000 lorry journeys, moving 2.5 million cans and bottles on the train each day.

   2023 April 19, Paul Clifton, “Rail is clearly key to our future”, in RAIL, number 981, page 32

2. A truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates.
3. UKslangA person or group that fails to meet expectations, especially one prone to such failure.

   Synonyms: choker

4. A Punchman's assistant who collects money ("bottle") from the audience.

plural bottlers

1. AustraliaNew Zealandoftenslanga person or thing that is excellent or admirable.

   Mum's a real bottler and you′ll find her very sympathetic.

   2007, Anthony David Parsons, Tony Parsons, Valley of the White Gold

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   In Kiwi language anyway, the Minister of Industries and Commerce will go down in history as a real bottler in every sense of the word.

   1970, New Zealand House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, page 455

   “You′re a real bottler, mate. That sheila has been trying to get into my pants ever since Sydney. Didn't know how I′d get rid of her.”

   2010, Drew Hunt, Colin and Martin′s London Christmas, page 7