boozer
One who drinks alcohol habituallyOne who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.
» It's better to be a well-known boozer than an anonymous alcoholic.
Lieber ein bekannter Säufer sein als ein anonymer Alkoholiker.
Лучше быть известным пьяницей, чем анонимным алкоголиком.
Meaning
4 senses(colloquial)One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.
Säufer, Säuferin, Trinker
бухарикbuxarik, алкашalkaš
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang)A public house, pub.
кабакkabak, шалманšalman
(Africa)A vehicle equipped with tanks for supplying water to remote locations.
(UK, obsolete)A World War II fighter radar detector, fitted to British bombers.
Examples
5 sentencesIt's better to be a well-known boozer than an anonymous alcoholic.
ruЛучше быть известным пьяницей, чем анонимным алкоголиком.
deLieber ein bekannter Säufer sein als ein anonymer Alkoholiker.
Sitting in the sleigh of a boozer, you'll sing along his drunken songs.
You shouldn't confuse your boozer with a bog, even though the former has the latter, and sometimes looks and smells like one.
deLokal und Lokus sollte man nicht verwechseln, obwohl ersteres letzteren hat und auch manchmal wie einer aussieht und riecht.
Teaching ESL is usually a gig for losers and boozers.
What's up, you boozer? Have you had some cough syrup again?
deNa du alte Spriteule, hast du heute wieder Hustensaft getrunken?
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From booze + -er (agent noun suffix) or (pub) + -er (relational noun suffix).From booze + -er (agent noun suffix) or (pub) + -er (relational noun suffix).
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