boozer

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One who drinks alcohol habitually

   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.
   • 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.
   • "You were actually taking that old boozer seriously."
2. 2

   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.
   • 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.
3. 3

   A World War II fighter radar detector, fitted to British bombers.

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   1. 4

      A vehicle equipped with tanks for supplying water to remote locations.

   2. 5

      A surname.

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