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DRUNKARD
drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino
(noun) a chronic drinker
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
drunkard (plural drunkards)
(somewhat derogatory) A person who is habitually drunk.
Synonyms
• See Thesaurus:drunkard
Antonyms
• on the wagon
• pioneer
• teetotaller
Source: Wiktionary
Drunk"ard, n. Etym: [Drunk + -ard.]
Definition: One who habitually drinks strong liquors immoderately; one whose habit it is to get drunk; a toper; a sot. The drunkard and glutton shall come to poverty. Prov. xxiii. 21.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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