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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