He started drinking at fifteen and has been a tippler ever since

См. также в других словарях:

• tippler — 1. n. a tavern keeper. □ Another beer, faithful tippler. □ John is the best tippler this place has ever seen. Tip me another, John. 2. n. a drunkard. □ Uncle Ben was a tippler a harmless one. □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions