drunkard

noun

drunk·​ard ˈdrəŋ-kərd 

: one who is habitually drunk

Synonyms of drunkard

• alcoholic
• drunk

Examples of drunkard in a Sentence

Her father was a drunkard.

accused him of being a no-good drunkard who needed professional help for his problem

Recent Examples on the Web

Ben and Anne are written out of the will for being a drunkard and a woman, respectively. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025

Harris maintained that, like habitual drunkards, unlawful drug users may have their gun rights temporarily taken away. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026

These laws also applied to habitual drunkards, the mentally ill and others determined to be dangerous to the public. — Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026

The 48-year-old musician repeated his anti-Jewish rhetoric in a 2025 post insisting his words aren’t the ramblings of a drunkard. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drunkard

• hunkered

Kids Definition

drunkard

noun

drunk·​ard ˈdrəŋ-kərd 

: a person who makes a habit of getting drunk

Medical Definition

drunkard

noun

drunk·​ard ˈdrəŋ-kərd 

: one suffering from or subject to acute or chronic alcoholism : one who habitually becomes drunk