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booser

booser is the obsolete spelling of boozer.

Meaning of boozer

Noun

boozer (plural boozers)

  1. (colloquial) One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.
    • “Tess is a fine figure o′ fun, as I said to myself today when I zeed her vamping round parish with the rest,” observed one of the elderly boozers in an undertone.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman, Faithfully Presented, published 1963, page 25
    Synonyms:
    drunkard
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) A public house, pub.
    • Zoe’s dad went to the same boozer every day, a flat-roofed pub on the edge of the estate, with the cross of St George hanging above the door and a ferocious-looking Rottweiler tied up outside.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    pub
  3. (UK, obsolete) A World War II fighter radar detector, fitted to British bombers.
  4. (Africa) A vehicle equipped with tanks for supplying water to remote locations.
    • Mr. Mututho: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister should assure the people of Vihiga that they will get a water boozer because the sick people are not party to this complication. Could he assure the people that he can send a boozer in his capacity even if he cannot supply power or a standby...2010 June 8, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard), page 2
    Synonyms:
    bowser, tanker

See all 5 meanings of boozer

Forms of booser

pluralboosers

Origin of booser

From boose + -er.

Questions about booser

What is booser the obsolete spelling of?
Booser is the obsolete spelling of boozer.

Words near booser in the dictionary

  1. boorus
  2. boos
  3. Boosbeck
  4. boose
  5. boosed
  6. booser
  7. boosers
  8. booses
  9. Boosey
  10. Booshehr
  11. booshit

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