boozer

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From booze + -er (agent noun suffix) or (pub) + -er (relational noun suffix).

1. One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.

   ““Tess is a fine figure o′ fun, as I said to myself today when I zeed her vamping round parish with the rest,” observed one of the elderly boozers in an undertone.”

   “But they have only one insurance rate for ordinary men — drinkers and non-drinkers, and they compel the man who doesn′t booze to make up for the extra amount that the boozer should pay.”

2. A public house, pub.

   “Zoe’s dad went to the same boozer every day, a flat-roofed pub on the edge of the estate, with the cross of St George hanging above the door and a ferocious-looking Rottweiler tied up outside.”

   “During the week, the players were just as likely to be spotted out together in a local pub such as the Four in Hand. It was even known for them to frequent the Marksman off Carters Green, one of the town’s roughest boozers.”

3. A World War II fighter radar detector, fitted to British bombers.
4. A vehicle equipped with tanks for supplying water to remote locations.

   “2010 June 8, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard), page 2, Mr. Mututho: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister should assure the people of Vihiga that they will get a water boozer because the sick people are not party to this complication. Could he assure the people that he can send a boozer in his capacity even if he cannot supply power or a standby generator, so that they can have a small well?”