单词 | drunkard |
释义 | drunkard /drung"keuhrd/, n. a person who is habitually or frequently drunk. [1400-50; late ME; see DRUNK, -ARD] Syn. toper, sot, tippler, drinker. DRUNKARD and INEBRIATE are terms for a person who drinks hard liquors habitually. DRUNKARD connotes willful indulgence to excess. INEBRIATE is a slightly more formal term than DRUNKARD. DIPSOMANIAC is the term for a person who, because of some psychological or physiological illness, has an irresistible craving for liquor. The DIPSOMANIAC is popularly called an ALCOHOLIC. Ant. teetotaler. |
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