English

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Etymology

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From bib (drink heartily) +‎ -er (agent noun suffix); see bib (clothing to prevent spills from mouth). Bib is from Middle English bibben. First attested in the 1530s.[1]

Noun

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bibber (plural bibbers)

  1. One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.

Usage notes

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Chiefly used in composition, as in winebibber.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bibber”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.bər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bib‧ber
  • Rhymes: -ɪbər

Etymology 1

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From bibberen.

Noun

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bibber m (plural bibbers, diminutive bibbertje n)

  1. shiver, tremble
    Synonym: bibbering

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bibber

  1. inflection of bibberen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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bibber

  1. inflection of bibbern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Yola

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Verb

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bibber

  1. Alternative form of bebber

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 25