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GUZZLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does guzzler mean?
• GUZZLER (noun)
The noun GUZZLER has 2 senses:
1. someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages)
2. a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily
Familiarity information: GUZZLER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
he's a beer guzzler every night
Hypernyms ("guzzler" is a kind of...):
drinker; imbiber; juicer; toper (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A drinker who swallows large amounts greedily
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
gulper; guzzler
Hypernyms ("guzzler" is a kind of...):
drinker (a person who drinks liquids)
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