drunkard

drunk-ard · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who habitually drinks excessive amounts of alcohol; an alcoholic.

Forms

plural: drunkards

Related words

Antonyms: teetotaler
See also: alcoholic, drunk, drunken
Synonyms: alcoholic, drunk, sot

Etymology

From Middle English dronkard, from drunken + -ard (pejorative suffix). First attested in the 14th century.