| Front | toper \TOH-puhr\ |
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| Back | noun One who drinks frequently or to excess. [Toper is formed from the verb tope, "to drink," originally an interjection used in proposing a toast, from French tope!, "agreed!" from toper, "to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, to agree."] "Although he was no toper, God forbid, he took a glass of aquavit." |
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