Inebriate vs Tippler - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between inebriate and tippler

is that inebriate is a person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk while tippler is a seller of alcoholic liquors.

is to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.

is intoxicated; drunk.

(en noun)

A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.

* 1889 , , Driven From Home , ch. 18:

As he walked along, the inebriate , whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.

* drunkard

(inebriat)

To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.

(figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.

* Macaulay

The inebriating effect of popular applause.

To become drunk.

(Francis Bacon)

* intoxicate

* inebriacy * inebriant * inebriation * inebriative * inebriety * inebriism * inebrious

(en adjective)

intoxicated; drunk

* Udall

Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said.

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(wikipedia tippler)

(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.

* (drinker) bibber