dipsomaniac

dip·so·ma·ni·a

D0242300 (dĭp′sə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)n. An insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages.

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[Greek dipsa, thirst + -mania.]

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dip′so·ma′ni·ac (-ăk′) adj. & n.dip′so·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) 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 adj

Thesaurus

Noun

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dipsomaniac - a person who drinks alcohol to excess habituallyalcoholic, alky, boozer, lush, souse, soakerdrunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, sot, wino - a chronic drinker

Translations

dipsomaniacodipsomaníacodipsómanoalcolizzato