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. — Zaghawa
Лучше быть известным пьяницей, чем анонимным алкоголиком. — odexed
Plusquamperfekt · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — odexed
deLieber ein bekannter Säufer sein als ein anonymer Alkoholiker. — Zaghawa
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. — BraveSentry
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? — Plusquamperfekt
Translations
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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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Forms
plural: boozersSynonyms
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1 related wordsSee also
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