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Definition of Fuddler
1. n. A drunkard.
Definition of Fuddler
1. Noun. (colloquial archaic) A drunkard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fuddler
1. a drunkard [n -S] - See also: drunkard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fuddler
Literary usage of Fuddler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Putnam's Magazine: Original Papers on Literature, Science, Art, and National by John Walter Osborne (1854)
"The fuddler is merry when he is drunk; he is fond of the company of drinkers,
where he appears almost diverting, by dint of his fixed ideas, his unexpected ..."
2. Electoral Reform in England and Wales: The Development and Operation of the by Charles Seymour (1915)
"One witness described his electoral function as that of "fuddler" who kept by
him a supply of shillings and small change for the voters who came to him from ..."
3. How the World Votes: The Story of Democratic Development in Elections by Charles Seymour, Donald Paige Frary (1918)
"One party once had an official known as "fuddler," whose duty it was to keep his
pockets filled with small change, to be used in buying drinks for voters ..."