— boozer , n.
/boohz/ , n. , v. , boozed, boozing . Informal.
n.
1. any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
2. a drinking bout or spree.
v.i.
3. to drink alcohol, esp. to excess: He continued to booze until his health finally gave out.
4. booze it up , to drink heavily and persistently.
[ 1610-20; resp. of BOUSE 2 , reflecting one of its pron. variants ]