noun
Meaning 1
A person who is habitually drunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
drunkard
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈdɹʌŋkɚd/
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noun
Meaning 2
a chronic drinker
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer
Narrower terms: alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse
History
Etymology
From earlier droncarde, from Middle English *druncard (attested as a surname, Druncard), possibly from Middle Low German drunkert, equivalent to drunk + -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”). Compare German Trunkart. Compare braggart.