sot

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɒt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɑt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sot)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sot /sɑt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a drunkard.
sot•tish, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sot (sot),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a drunkard.
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  • Medieval Latin sottus
  • Middle English: fool, Old English sott bef. 1000

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sot / sɒt/
  1. a habitual or chronic drunkard
  2. a person stupefied by or as if by drink
Etymology: Old English, from Medieval Latin sottus; compare French sot a foolˈsottish
'sot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Barth - besot - drunkard - lush - soot - sotie - sotted - sottish

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