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winebibber

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wine⋅bib⋅ber

  [wahyn-bib-er]
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–noun
a person who drinks much wine.
Origin:
1525–35; wine + bibber

Related forms:
winebibbing, noun, adjective
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wine·bib·bing   (wīn'bĭb'ĭng)   
adj.  Given to much drinking of wine.
n.  Habitual drinking of wine.
wine'bib'ber n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

winebibber 
"drunkard," 1535, loan-translation of Ger. Weinsäufer (Luther), from Wein "wine" + Säufer "bibber."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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