toper

3 definitions found

toper - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tope \Tope\, n.
     1. (Zool.) A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus galeus
        syn. Galeus galeus), native of Europe, but found also on
        the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also
        toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog.
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     2. (Zool.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
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  Toper \To"per\ (t[=o]"p[~e]r), n.
     One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard;
     a sot.
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toper - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  toper
      n 1: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to
           excess) [syn: drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer]
           [ant: abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker]