I get a word of the day e-mail from dictionary dot com. Completely random words defined for my learning pleasure.
But TODAY.... My BIRTHDAY... THIS is the word I get:
toper \TOH-puhr\, noun:
One who drinks frequently or to excess.
Although he was no toper, God forbid, he took a glass of aquavit . . . .
-- Isaac Bashevis Singer,
Reaches of HeavenBut
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