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单词 cupster
释义

cupster

English

Etymology

From cup + -ster. Compare cupper.

Noun

cupster (plural cupsters)

  1. (rare) a cupper
    • 1916, Janus - Volume 21:
      To prevent other sources of infection, originating from the practizing of this office the Leyden magistrate ordered in the year 1519, that no plague-masters, barbers, cupsters or scrubsters should throw in.
  2. (rare) a drunkard
    • 1909, Max Beerbohm, Yet Again:
      And yonder, that old cupster, Silenus, that horrible old favourite, wobbles along on a donkey, and would tumble off, you may be sure, were he not upheld by two fairly sober Satyrs.

Synonyms

  • (drunkard): alcoholic, souse, suck-pint; See also Thesaurus:drunkard

Anagrams

  • precuts
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