drunkard

Noun
US[druhng-kerd]/ˈdrʌŋkɚd/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)drunkards

  1. a chronic drinkerSynonyms: drunkrummysotinebriatewinoType of drinker, imbiberKinds alcoholic, alky
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Drunk′ard noun

Origin: Drunk + -ard.

One who habitually drinks strong liquors immoderately; one whose habit it is to get drunk; a toper; a sot.

The drunkard and glutton shall come to poverty.— Prov. xxiii. 21.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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