win·o

[wahy-noh]
noun, plural win·os. Informal.
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.

Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; wine + -o

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wino (ˈwaɪnəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -os
informal a person who habitually drinks wine as a means of getting drunk

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Word Origin & History

wino
1915, from wine + suffix as in bucko (1833) and kiddo (1896).
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wino definition

[ˈwɑɪno]
  1. n.
    wine. : How about a little more wino?
  2. n.
    a wine drunkard. : I gave the wino some money to help him stop the shakes.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
When a wino collapses at the train station, there is a fire truck accompanying the ambulance.
Consider, for example, the difference between the wino and the wine connoisseur.
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