A person who drinks beer frequently or excessively, especially someone known for their heavy drinking habit.
Compound of 'beer' (from Proto-Germanic *beuraz, a fermented grain beverage) and 'bibber' (from Middle English bibben, meaning to drink repeatedly). The term combines the drink with the action of consuming it habitually.
This word captures a very specific social role that was common enough in medieval and early modern Europe that it needed its own name—showing how beer was so central to daily life that heavy drinkers got their own terminology.
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