boozer C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈbuzər/ UK /ˈbuːzə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a heavy drinker; British slang for a pub He spent every evening at the local boozer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a heavy drinker; british... drunkardtipplersotdrinkeralcoholicpubtavern ↔ Opposites teetotalerabstainer Word family Related forms boozeboozy Etymology AI details From booze + -er. Booze descends from Middle English bousen ('to drink heavily'), from Middle Dutch būsen. būsen Middle Dutch View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # boozer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbuzər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbuːzə/ ## Meanings 1. a heavy drinker; British slang for a pub ## Examples - He spent every evening at the local boozer. ## Synonyms - drunkard - tippler - sot - drinker - alcoholic - pub - tavern ## Antonyms - teetotaler - abstainer ## Related Forms - booze - boozy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: būsen ## Etymology From booze + -er. Booze descends from Middle English bousen ('to drink heavily'), from Middle Dutch būsen. ## AI Etymology Boozer is from booze + -er. Booze descends from Middle English bousen ('to drink heavily'), from Middle Dutch būsen. Important recorded forms include būsen (Middle Dutch). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a heavy drinker; British slang for a pub. The wider family includes related words such as booze and boozy. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown