Hypertext Webster Gateway: "toper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Toper \To"per\ (t[=o]"p[~e]r), n.
One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard;
a sot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tope \Tope\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small shark or dogfish ({Galeorhinus, or
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}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
toper
n : a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to
excess) [syn: {drinker}, {imbiber}, {juicer}]
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