A person who drinks alcohol excessively or frequently; an alcoholic or heavy drinker. In British slang, it can also refer to a pub or bar.
From 'booze' (Middle Dutch 'busen' meaning 'to drink excessively') with the agentive suffix '-er'. 'Booze' entered English in the 14th century originally meaning simply 'to drink', but gradually acquired connotations of excessive drinking. The '-er' suffix creates the noun form referring to the person who performs the action.
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