boozer

UK: /ˈbuːzə^r/

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boozer / ˈbuːzə/ noun

1. a person who is fond of drinking
2. a bar or pub

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

booze /buz/   n., v., boozed, booz•ing. Informal.
n. 

1. Wine any alcoholic drink, as whiskey:
   [uncountable] "Too much booze,'' she mumbled.
2. time spent drinking alcoholic drinks:
   [countable] in a foggy booze of partying.

v. [no object]

3. to drink alcoholic liquor to excess:
   went out boozing late last night.

Idioms

4. Idioms booze it up, [no object] to drink excessively:
   were boozing it up all night long.

booz•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

booze  (bo̅o̅z), n., v., boozed, booz•ing. [Informal.]
n. 

1. Wine any alcoholic beverage;
   whiskey.
2. a drinking bout or spree.

v.i. 

3. to drink alcohol, esp. to excess:
   He continued to booze until his health finally gave out.
4. Idioms booze it up, to drink heavily and persistently.

• respelling, respelled of bouse², reflecting one of its pronunciation, pronounced variants 1610–20

booz′er, n.