boozer
/ˈbuː.zə(ɹ)/
boozer noun: one who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.
Noun
boozer (plural boozers)
- 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
- But they have only one insurance rate for ordinary men — drinkers and non-drinkers, and they compel the man who doesn′t booze to make up for the extra amount that the boozer should pay.1918, Charles Stelzle, Why Prohibition!, published 2008, page 49
- Synonyms:
- drunkard
- 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
- During the week, the players were just as likely to be spotted out together in a local pub such as the Four in Hand. It was even known for them to frequent the Marksman off Carters Green, one of the town’s roughest boozers.2014 July 25, The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- pub
- A World War II fighter radar detector, fitted to British bombers.
- 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
Proper noun capitalized: Boozer
Boozer (plural Boozers)
- A surname.
boozer meaning in Marathi and Malayalam
boozer in Marathi
- drunkard
- दारुडा dāruḍā, दारुबाज dārubāj
boozer in Malayalam
- drunkard, drinker, drunk
- മുഴുക്കുടിയൻ, മുക്കുടിയൻ, കുടിച്ചുപൂസാകുന്നവൻ, കുടിയൻ, കള്ളുകുടിയൻ, മദരാഗൻ
- wine bar, bar, inn
- മദ്യവില്പനശാല, മദ്യക്കട, ഷാപ്പ്, മദ്യവില്പനസ്ഥലം, മന്നം, ചാരായക്കട
Examples of boozer in a sentence
- He loved going to the boozer for lunch with his workmates.
- On the one hand, Trump’s clown car of bozos and boozers jeopardized national security.
- From 'the toughest pub in Britain' to the boozer that's diversifying.
Synonyms of boozer
Forms of boozer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | boozers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Boozers |
Origin of boozer
From booze + -er (agent noun suffix) or (pub) + -er (relational noun suffix).
Words that rhyme with boozer
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Questions about boozer
- What does boozer mean?
- Boozer means one who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.
- What is boozer in Marathi?
- Boozer in Marathi is दारुडा (dāruḍā), दारुबाज (dārubāj). See Boozer meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is boozer?
- Boozer can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce boozer?
- Boozer is pronounced /ˈbuː.zə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of boozer?
- The plural of boozer is boozers.
Words near boozer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: boozer (page history and authors); Boozer (page history and authors); boozer (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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