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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bibber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
bib-ber
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.

Etymology

From bib (“drink heartily”) + -er (agent noun suffix); see bib (“clothing to prevent spills from mouth”). Bib is from Middle English bibben. First attested in the 1530s.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bibbers (plural)

Derived Forms

winebibber

Frequently Paired Words

bib bibble

Synonyms

tippler

Questions

What does bibber mean?
One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.
Where does bibber come from?
It is traced to Middle English. First known use: First attested in the 1530s.

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