"bibber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bibbers [plural]
Etymology: From bib (“drink heartily”) + -er (agent noun suffix); see bib (“clothing to prevent spills from mouth”). Bib is from Middle English bibben. First attested in the 1530s. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₃-}}, {{suffix|en|bib|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix|t1=drink heartily}} bib (“drink heartily”) + -er (agent noun suffix), {{m|en|bib||clothing to prevent spills from mouth}} bib (“clothing to prevent spills from mouth”), {{der|en|enm|bibben}} Middle English bibben, {{etydate/the|1530s}} the 1530s, {{etydate|1530s}} First attested in the 1530s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bibber (plural bibbers)
  1. One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: tippler Derived forms: winebibber Related terms: bib, bibble

Inflected forms

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