"fuddler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fuddlers [plural]
Etymology: fuddle + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fuddle|er|id2=agent noun}} fuddle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fuddler (plural fuddlers)
  1. (colloquial, archaic) A drunkard. Tags: archaic, colloquial Synonyms: alcoholic, souse, suck-pint
    Sense id: en-fuddler-en-noun-tiJ~Kf0z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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