Bottler
//ˈbɑtəlɚ// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk.
"They shall provide all bottlers with face guards,[…]."
- 2 a person or thing that is excellent or admirable. Australia, New-Zealand, often, slang
"In Kiwi language anyway, the Minister of Industries and Commerce will go down in history as a real bottler in every sense of the word."
- 3 a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages wordnet
- 4 A truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates.
- 5 A person or group that fails to meet expectations, especially one prone to such failure. Frequently used in reference to the Cork senior hurlers. British, slang
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- 6 A Punchman's assistant who collects money ("bottle") from the audience.
Example
More examples"They shall provide all bottlers with face guards,[…]."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English boteller, botullere, equivalent to bottle + -er. Piecewise doublet of butler.
Etymology 2
* Perhaps from the idea of something being of a high quality and worthy of preservation by bottling, probably from the phrase "good enough to bottle"; compare corker. * Perhaps a modification of battler, Australian slang of similar meaning.
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