drunkard

drunkard

noun

Definition of DRUNKARD

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk <accused him of being a no-good drunkard who needed professional help for his problem>

Synonyms alcoholic, alkie (or alky) [slang], boozehound, boozer, dipsomaniac, drinker, drunkard, inebriate, juicehead [slang], juicer [slang], lush, rummy, soak, soaker, sot, souse, tippler, toper, tosspot

Related Words swigger, swiller; wino

Near Antonyms abstainer, nondrinker, teetotaler (or teetotaller), teetotalist