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noun
One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: alcoholic, alky, boozer, lush, soaker, souse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino
History
From dipso- + -maniac.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
