A Tippler

1. (archaic, Webster 1913) A seller of alcoholic liquors; keeper of a tippling-house.
2. A habitual drinker; a bibber.
3. A breed of domestic pigeon bred to participate in endurance competitions.
4. (Britain, railroad) An open wagon with a tipping trough, unloaded by being inverted (used for bulk cargo, especially minerals). A mine car, a lorry.
5. (mining) One who works at a tipple.

(drinker): bibber; drunkard