noun
- a person who drinks alcoholic beverages habitually or excessively
Usage: informal; somewhat archaic
Examples
- The old bibber spent most evenings at the local tavern.
- He was known as quite a bibber in his younger days.
- The wine bibber sampled every vintage at the tasting.
- She worried her brother was becoming a bibber after losing his job.
- The reformed bibber hadn’t touched alcohol in years.