Synonyms: toper, sot, tippler, drinker. Drunkard and inebriate are terms for a person who drinks hard liquors habitually. Drunkard connotes willful indulgence to excess. Inebriate is a slightly more formal term than drunkard.Dipsomaniac is the term for a person who, because of some psychological or physiological illness, has an irresistible craving for liquor. The dipsomaniac is popularly called an alcoholic.
Main Entry: drunk·ard Pronunciation: 'dr&[ng]-k&rd Function: noun : one suffering from or subject to acute or chronic alcoholism : one who habitually becomes drunk
[druhng-kerd] 
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