cupster

English

Etymology

From Middle English copster, coppester, cuppestere, equivalent to cup +‎ -ster. Compare cupper.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cupster (plural cupsters)

1. (rare) A cupper (one who performs the medical operation of cupping).
   • 1916, Janus - Volume 21:

     To prevent other sources of infection, originating from the practizing of this office the Leyden magistrate ordered in the year 1519, that no plague-masters, barbers, cupsters or scrubsters should throw in.

2. (rare) A drunkard.
   • 1909, Max Beerbohm, Yet Again:

     And yonder, that old cupster, Silenus, that horrible old favourite, wobbles along on a donkey, and would tumble off, you may be sure, were he not upheld by two fairly sober Satyrs.

Synonyms

• (drunkard): alcoholic, souse, suck-pint; See also Thesaurus:drunkard

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