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drunkard

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drunk·ard  (drngkrd)
n.
One who is habitually drunk.
drunkard
Noun
a person who is frequently or habitually drunk
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drunkarddrunkard - a chronic drinker
drunk, inebriate, rummy, sot, wino
alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, souse, soaker - a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
imbiber, juicer, toper, drinker - a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
drunkard
noun drunk, alcoholic, soak (slang) drinker, lush (slang) carouser, sot, tippler, toper, wino (informal) dipsomaniac, alko or alco Austral. (slang)
Translations
French drunkard [ˈdrʌŋkəd] n → ivrogne m/f
Italian drunkard [ˈdrʌŋkəd] n → ubriacone/a
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"MY friend," said a distinguished officer of the Salvation Army, to a Most Wicked Sinner, "I was once a drunkard, a thief, an assassin.
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It was what he had looked for, yet it shocked him; and he marvelled that so rough an impact should not have kicked a groan out of the drunkard.
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By that time, I was staggering on the kitchen floor like a little drunkard, through having been newly set upon my feet, and through having been fast asleep, and through waking in the heat and lights and noise of tongues.
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