What's the difference between tope and toper?

Tope


Definition:

  • (n.) A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic.
  • (n.) A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope.
  • (n.) A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus, / Galeus, galeus), native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog.
  • (n.) The wren.
  • (v. i.) To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Chair of the judges Gus Casely-Hayford praised the story, saying: "Tope Folarin's 'Miracle' is another superb Caine prize winner – a delightful and beautifully-paced narrative, that is exquisitely observed and utterly compelling."
  • (2) Previous winners include Nigeria’s Tope Folarin in 2013 and Zimbabwe’s NoViolet Bulawayo in 2011.
  • (3) In 1987 the tope 1 percent of spenders accounted for 30 percent of health spending, up from 26 percent in 1970 and 29 percent in 1980.
  • (4) "Our doctors are worried about the danger it poses to their lives and the need to be reassured," said Tope Ojo, Lagos chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association.
  • (5) Nigerian writer Tope Folarin has scooped the Caine Prize for African Writing for his "utterly compelling" short story Miracle [PDF], set among Nigerian expatriates living in the US.

Toper


Definition:

  • (n.) One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard; a sot.

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