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a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
I like a drink now and then but I'm no boozer
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Recent Examples of boozer
The singing corpse in question here is that of real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whiskey.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
The signing corpse in question here is that of a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whisky.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
None have made a splash quite like The Devonshire, a Georgian-era Soho boozer that publican Oisín Rogers, Charlie Carroll, and chef Ashley Palmer-Watts have transformed into one of the hottest tickets in town.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
What began as refuges from racial discrimination, old English boozers run by South Asian immigrants serving the food of their homelands, have become a distinct part of the city’s culinary fabric, beloved institutions where British ales and Indian curries exist in beautiful synergy.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Michael Ritchie’s hilarious classic features a cranky boozer (Walter Matthau at his best) coaching a batch of bad-news Little Leaguers, one played by Tatum O’Neal.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
In this romantic wish list of components for the perfect pub, Orwell’s fantasy boozer is frequented by regulars who sit in the same chair night after night, employs chirpy, liver-sausage-sandwich-slinging barmaids, and serves its ale in strawberry-pink china mugs.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Trending on Billboard Across two stages and alongside fairground attractions, an art exhibition and a nod to the beloved Camden boozer The Hawley Arms, Bludfest is an all-encompassing proposition.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
She’s blocked, and a slatternly boozer.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 4 June 2020
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
The signing corpse in question here is that of a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whisky.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
None have made a splash quite like The Devonshire, a Georgian-era Soho boozer that publican Oisín Rogers, Charlie Carroll, and chef Ashley Palmer-Watts have transformed into one of the hottest tickets in town.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
What began as refuges from racial discrimination, old English boozers run by South Asian immigrants serving the food of their homelands, have become a distinct part of the city’s culinary fabric, beloved institutions where British ales and Indian curries exist in beautiful synergy.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Michael Ritchie’s hilarious classic features a cranky boozer (Walter Matthau at his best) coaching a batch of bad-news Little Leaguers, one played by Tatum O’Neal.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
In this romantic wish list of components for the perfect pub, Orwell’s fantasy boozer is frequented by regulars who sit in the same chair night after night, employs chirpy, liver-sausage-sandwich-slinging barmaids, and serves its ale in strawberry-pink china mugs.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Trending on Billboard Across two stages and alongside fairground attractions, an art exhibition and a nod to the beloved Camden boozer The Hawley Arms, Bludfest is an all-encompassing proposition.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
She’s blocked, and a slatternly boozer.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 4 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boozer
Noun
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Sean's transformation into a truly heinous person and alcoholic.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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Her father was an alcoholic, while her mother, separately, was in an abusive relationship, eventually leading Tui to find a home at a women’s refuge.—
George Ramsay and Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the play’s finest scene, a sympathetic drunk (Trevor Fox) tries to reel Moat back from his horrors.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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That’s different from dealing with homosexual drunks.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Boozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boozer. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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