boozer

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boozer¹

  • /ˈbuː.zə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -uːzə(ɹ)

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From booze + -er (agent noun suffix) or (pub) + -er (relational noun suffix).

noun boozers

  1. colloquial 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.

    Similar: drunkard

  2. Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang 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.

    Similar: pub

  3. UK, obsolete A World War II fighter radar detector, fitted to British bombers.
  4. Africa A vehicle equipped with tanks for supplying water to remote locations. 2010 June 8, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard), page 2, 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

    Similar: bowser, tanker

Boozer²

proper noun Boozers

  1. A surname.

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noun drunkard

Portuguêsbebum, pinguço
DeutschSäufer, Säuferin, Trinker, Trinkerin, Schnapsbruder, Schnapsschwester
Italianoubriacone, beone
Românăbețiv, bețivan, drojdier
Русскийбухарик buxarik, алкаш alkaš

noun public house

Españolbareto
Русскийкабак kabak, шалман šalman

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@misc{boozer_2026,
  title = {boozer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boozer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}