Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tippler"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tippler \Tip"pler\, n.
1. One who keeps a tippling-house. [Obs.] --Latimer.
2. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of
spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tippler
n : someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities
[syn: {social drinker}]
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