toper

\TOH-puhr\, noun: One who drinks frequently or to excess.

“Toper? I hardly have the intestinal fortitude to admit the extent of my own shortcomings, thereby making me all but powerless to break the cycle of self-defeat, guilt, and regret! Yes, I will die unloved and of alcohol poisoning! [drum hit!]”

“Can’t a film critic have a couple extra G&T’s and slap Loretta Lynn’s ass without being called ‘Roeper the Toper’ for the rest of his life?” – Richard Roeper, Vanity Fair, May 2003