Toper: meaning, definitions and examples

Often used in a more literary or old-fashioned context to describe someone who drinks alcohol habitually.

• He was known in the village as a respectable toper, always with a glass of ale in hand.

This term typically has a negative connotation and is used to describe someone who is often drunk and lacking control over their drinking habits.

• The old drunkard stumbled out of the bar, mumbling to himself.

This is the clinical term for someone suffering from alcoholism, and it is used in medical or serious conversations.

• She admitted to herself that she was an alcoholic and needed help.
• The doctor diagnosed him as an alcoholic.

A somewhat slang or colloquial term to refer to someone who drinks alcohol frequently, often used in a more humorous or less formal manner.

• He's a bit of a lush; you can always find him at the pub after work.

An old-fashioned and slightly derogatory term to describe someone who is drunk or habitually drunk.

• You're just a souse, always reeking of liquor.