toper

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

toper
    n 1: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to
         excess) [syn: {drinker}, {imbiber}, {toper}, {juicer}]
         [ant: {abstainer}, {abstinent}, {nondrinker}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tope \Tope\, n.
   1. (Zool.) A small shark or dogfish ({Galeorhinus galeus}
      syn. {Galeus galeus}), native of Europe, but found also on
      the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also
      {toper}, {oil shark}, {miller's dog}, and {penny dog}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Toper \To"per\ (t[=o]"p[~e]r), n.
   One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard;
   a sot.
   [1913 Webster]

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