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dipsomaniac

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dip·so·ma·ni·a  (dps-mn-, -mny)
n.
An insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages.
[Greek dipsa, thirst + -mania.]
dipso·mani·ac (-k) adj. & n.
dipso·ma·nia·cal (-m-n-kl) adj.
dipsomaniac [ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪˌæk]
n
(Psychiatry) any person who has an uncontrollable and recurring urge to drink alcohol Shortened form dipso
adj
(Psychiatry) relating to or affected with dipsomania
dipsomaniacal  [ˌdɪpsəʊməˈnaɪəkəl] adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dipsomaniacdipsomaniac - a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
alcoholic, alky, boozer, lush, souse, soaker
drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, sot, wino - a chronic drinker
Translations
dipsomaniac [ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] N → dipsomaníaco/a m/f, dipsómano/a m/f
dipsomaniac
n → Trunksüchtige(r) mf
dipsomaniac [ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] n → dipsomane m/f
dipsomaniac [ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] n → dipsomane m/f


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You have shown yourself no alcoholic, no dipsomaniac, but merely an habitual drinker, one who has made John Barleycorn's acquaintance through long years of rubbing shoulders with him.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
You suggest a dipsomaniac fought for the whisky bottle, and then having won, rolled it away in a corner, spilling one half and leaving the other.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
The world must remain in a reverent doubt as to whether he would, on the same principles, have presented a diplomatist to a dipsomaniac or a ratiocinator to a rat catcher.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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