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Dipsomaniac vs Tippler - What's the difference?

dipsomaniac | tippler |

As nouns the difference between dipsomaniac and tippler

is that dipsomaniac is one with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic while tippler is a seller of alcoholic liquors.

dipsomaniac

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
  • A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.

    • Synonyms

    * alcoholic * dipso * drunkard * sot * lush

    Antonyms

    * abstain * teetotal * temperance * on the wagon

    Related terms

    * dipsomania * dipsomaniacal

    tippler

    English

    (wikipedia tippler)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A seller of alcoholic liquors.
  • A habitual drinker; a bibber.
  • *
    • they had picked up two fellows in that day’s march, one of which, he said, was as fine a man as ever he saw (meaning the tippler ),
  • A breed of domestic pigeon bred to participate in endurance competitions.
  • (UK, railroad) An open wagon with a tipping trough, unloaded by being inverted (used for bulk cargo, especially minerals). A mine car, a lorry.

    • Synonyms

    * (drinker) bibber