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Drunkard vs Tippler - What's the difference?

drunkard | tippler |

As nouns the difference between drunkard and tippler

is that drunkard is a person who is habitually drunk while tippler is a seller of alcoholic liquors.

drunkard

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who is habitually drunk.

    • Synonyms

    * alcoholic * dipsomaniac * pisshead * tosspot * See also

    Antonyms

    * abstain * teetotaller * temperance * on the wagon * pioneer

    Related terms

    * drunk * drunken

    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