Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who bottles; specifically, one whose occupation is to bottle wine, spirits, ale, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who bottles wine, beer, soda water, etc.

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  • noun Australia, New Zealand, slang a person or thing that is excellent or admirable.
  • noun A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk.
  • noun A Truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates.
  • noun UK, sports, slang A person who or group that fails to meet expectations, especially one prone to such failure.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages

Etymologies

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Origin obscure; the suffix -er is shared by a number of synonymous expressive words, the earliest of which is perhaps bonzer.

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From bottle +‎ -er.

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  • In castle terminology, a person who presided over the buttery.

    August 24, 2008

  • "As Bridge effectively confirmed he could not bear the thought of playing alongside his England team-mate, friends of Terry responded by suggesting Bridge had long been considered a "bottler" in the dressing room."

    - Guardian Unlimited, 25-02-2010.

    February 27, 2010

  • "something terrific" (Australian slang)

    "Yer a bottler, Doll, he said the first night, pressing her up against the cool bricks. Bet yer old man's a millionaire, the way you look."

    Cloudstreet by Tim Winton, p 153 of the Graywolf Press hardcover edition

    March 31, 2010