boozer

== English == === Etymology === From booze +‎ -er (agent noun suffix) or (pub) +‎ -er (relational noun suffix). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbuː.zə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -uːzə(ɹ) === Noun === boozer (plural boozers) (colloquial) One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard. 2009 November, Neville Franks, The Lost Boy of the Ozarks, Backpacker, page 82, Every swig made me more relaxed, and happy, and I was definitely a boozer again, and I wondered why I had ever thought I wasn't a boozer and I took another pull and I was going to clap BC on the back and thank him for being such a good hotel manager, and faithful guide, for being my friend, and then I passed out. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A public house, pub. (UK, military, obsolete) A World War II fighter radar detector, fitted to British bombers. (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 boozer in his capacity even if he cannot supply power or a standby generator, so that they can have a small well? ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:boozer. ==== Synonyms ==== (drunkard): See Thesaurus:drunkard (public house): See Thesaurus:pub (radar detector): (water-supply vehicle): bowser, tanker ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== booze === Anagrams === rebozo