bibber
One who imbibes
A bibber is someone who drinks alcohol, especially habitually.
The word appears almost exclusively in the phrase wine-bibber, an old-fashioned term for a person overly fond of wine.
Outside this set phrase, bibber sounds archaic or jocular.
Regular light drinker
- toperHabitual heavy drinker
- boozerHabitual heavy drinker
- drunkardChronic heavy drinker
- sotHabitual heavy drinker
lush · inebriate · guzzler · soaker · swiller · dipsomaniac · barfly · wino
Surplus beyond need
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
dissipation · debauchery · sottishness · dipsomania · intoxication · addiction · compulsion · overconsumption
Noisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
- wassailSpiced holiday beverage
- bacchanalWild drunken celebration
celebration · festivity · conviviality · tippling · pub-crawl · bender · tavern · saloon
tippler
Regular light drinker
sot · lush · inebriate · guzzler · soaker · swiller · dipsomaniac · barfly · wino · souse
excess
Surplus beyond need
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
alcoholism · dissipation · debauchery · sottishness · dipsomania · intoxication · addiction · compulsion · overconsumption · vice
revelry
Noisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
- wassailSpiced holiday beverage
bacchanal · celebration · festivity · conviviality · tippling · pub-crawl · bender · tavern · saloon · alehouse
bibberteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
abstainer · nondrinker · teetotaller · prohibitionist · temperance advocate