Pubber

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Someone who habitually spends time drinking and socializing in public houses
2. A person who regularly goes to pubs for drinks and company
3. One who often visits taverns or public houses as a regular pastime

Etymology: "Pubber" is a plain formation: the noun "pub" with the agent suffix "-er," the same ending found in "banker," "drinker" or "lodger." Together they produce a name for someone who frequents pubs, usually a habitual or regular customer rather than a casual drop-in. The interest lies in the base word. "Pub" is itself a clipping of "public house," the English term for an establishment licensed to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises. Adding "-er" to a clipped form like this is a typical pattern in informal British speech, where shortened nouns readily take suffixes to name people connected with them.