drunkard

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrʌŋkərd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdrʌŋkɚd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(drung′kərd)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
drunk•ard /ˈdrʌŋkɚd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who is often or habitually drunk.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
drunk•ard  (drung′kərd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who is habitually or frequently drunk.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English; see drunk, -ard
    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.
    teetotaler.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
drunkard / ˈdrʌŋkəd/
  1. a person who is frequently or habitually drunk
'drunkard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ard - alcoholic - dipsomaniac - drunkard's chair - dry drunk - goliard - inebriate - lush - re-form - rounder - rum-dum - rummy - shicker - shickered - sot - souse - sponge - toper - tosspot

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