bouser C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈbaʊzər/ UK /ˈbaʊzə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun dialectal a heavy drinker or carouser; one who bouses The tavern's regular bousers stayed until the candles guttered. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · dialectal a heavy drinker... drinkerdrunkardtipplercarousersot ↔ Opposites abstainer Word family Related forms bousebooze Etymology AI details From bouse (a variant of booze, 'to drink heavily') + -er. Bouse descends from Middle Dutch būsen ('to drink to excess'). būsen Middle Dutch View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bouser **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbaʊzər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaʊzə/ ## Meanings 1. dialectal a heavy drinker or carouser; one who bouses ## Examples - The tavern's regular bousers stayed until the candles guttered. ## Synonyms - drinker - drunkard - tippler - carouser - sot ## Antonyms - abstainer ## Related Forms - bouse - booze ## Roots and Affixes - Root: būsen ## Etymology From bouse (a variant of booze, 'to drink heavily') + -er. Bouse descends from Middle Dutch būsen ('to drink to excess'). ## AI Etymology Bouser comes from bouse (a variant of booze, 'to drink heavily') + -er. Bouse descends from Middle Dutch būsen ('to drink to excess'). The historical trail runs through būsen in Middle Dutch. Morphologically, bouser is transparent: it draws on bouse (a variant of booze, 'to drink heavily') + -er. Used as a noun, bouser now means "dialectal a heavy drinker or carouser; one who bouses", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as bouse and booze. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown