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Definition of Swiller
1. n. One who swills.
Definition of Swiller
1. Noun. A person who swills something ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swiller
1. one that swills [n -S] - See also: swills
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swiller
Literary usage of Swiller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"Swill, «. I. Potations, large drama, greedy draughts of liquor. swiller, n.
Drunkard, sot, toper, tippler, ton- pot, hard drinker, soaker. ..."
2. The Diversions of a Book-lover by Adrian Hoffman Joline (1903)
"In a moment of carelessness I once spoke of De Quincey as an "opium-swiller,"
for which I was censured by judicious friends who thought the epithet vulgar. ..."
3. Social Activities for Men and Boys by Albert Meader Chesley (1910)
"That life is long which answers life's great end.—Young. "Exalted Chief swiller."
He must be one who has not'- held the office on any previous night. ..."
4. Hot Stuff, by Famous Funny Men: Comprising Wit, Humor, Pathos, Ridicule by Melville De Lancey Landon (1901)
"Fact is," said Mr. swiller, sitting down at the round table with his friend, "Fact
is—two beers. Tony! there's just as much intemperance in eating as there ..."
5. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"Swill, «. I. Potations, large drama, greedy draughts of liquor. swiller, n.
Drunkard, sot, toper, tippler, ton- pot, hard drinker, soaker. ..."
6. The Diversions of a Book-lover by Adrian Hoffman Joline (1903)
"In a moment of carelessness I once spoke of De Quincey as an "opium-swiller,"
for which I was censured by judicious friends who thought the epithet vulgar. ..."
7. Social Activities for Men and Boys by Albert Meader Chesley (1910)
"That life is long which answers life's great end.—Young. "Exalted Chief swiller."
He must be one who has not'- held the office on any previous night. ..."
8. Hot Stuff, by Famous Funny Men: Comprising Wit, Humor, Pathos, Ridicule by Melville De Lancey Landon (1901)
"Fact is," said Mr. swiller, sitting down at the round table with his friend, "Fact
is—two beers. Tony! there's just as much intemperance in eating as there ..."
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