† drunkern.
Obsolete.
= drunkard n.
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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker
supper?1529
blow-bowl1530
drunkard1530
drunkera1538
blow-bottle1580
tippler1580
potman1589
red nose1591
sot1592
water rat1593
ply-pot1611
potter1632
pothead1639
pisspot1655
pitcher-man1665
whetter1709
inebriate1794
rummy1843
alcoholic1852
oenomaniac1857
dipsomaniac1858
alcoholizer1880
alcoholist1888
potationist1888
lush1890
rumdum1891
rumhound1895
blacklister1904
dipso1923
rumpot1929
alky1944
juice-head1955
alcohol abuser1965
juicer1967
substance abuser1967
jakey1988
a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 114 Al craftys men in cytys & townys wych are drunkerys..schold be..punnyschyd.
1545 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes (new ed.) f. lxii Oure common prouerbe..Chyldren, drunkers, and fooles, can not lye.
1608 S. Rowlands Humors Looking Glasse 21 Two honest Drunkars must goe drinke a pot.
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