bottler

noun

1. A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk.

   “They shall provide all bottlers with face guards,[…].”

   “1994 May 30, Shawn Willett, PC tools help Coke add life to flat AS/400 data, InfoWorld, page 63, Such data is of great value both to the bottlers and to Coca-Cola′s sales and marketing groups. “When the bottler looks at this information, he might be interested in how a certain supermarket is performing, while we in the company are interested in how much, for example, McDonald’s is buying in the Southeast,” Aviles notes.”

   “Note 8, “Noncontrolled Bottling Affiliates” (Appendix A), indicates that PepsiCo owns approximately 40 percent of the common stock of some of its bottlers.”

   “Maritime Transport runs a train from the bottler of Cola-Cola in Tilbury, six days a week. It started in 2022, and the bottler says it will save four million road miles a year and 15,000 lorry journeys, moving 2.5 million cans and bottles on the train each day.”

2. A truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates.
3. (British, slang)A person or group that fails to meet expectations, especially one prone to such failure. Frequently used in reference to the Cork senior hurlers.
4. A Punchman's assistant who collects money ("bottle") from the audience.
5. (Australia, New-Zealand, often, slang)a person or thing that is excellent or admirable.

   “In Kiwi language anyway, the Minister of Industries and Commerce will go down in history as a real bottler in every sense of the word.”

   “Mum's a real bottler and you′ll find her very sympathetic.”

   ““You′re a real bottler, mate. That sheila has been trying to get into my pants ever since Sydney. Didn't know how I′d get rid of her.””