Bottler

//ˈbɑtəlɚ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk.

    "They shall provide all bottlers with face guards,[…]."

  2. 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. 3
    a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages wordnet
  4. 4
    A truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates.
  5. 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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  1. 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.

Related phrases

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