Quaffer
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who quaffs.
"It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented […] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, […] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood […]"
- 2 a person who drinks heartily wordnet
- 3 A quaffable wine. informal
Example
More examples"It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented […] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, […] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood […]"
Etymology
From quaff + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix).