hard-drinking
adjective
—used to describe a person who often drinks a lot of alcohol
He had a troubled relationship with his violent, hard-drinking father.
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The free-living, hard-drinking Brett uses wit and jollity to mask her inner desperation.
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Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Next up for Hamill is the role of a hard-drinking grandfather in The Life of Chuck, director Mike Flanagan's adaptation of the Stephen King novella of the same name.
—EW.com, 4 June 2025
The hard-living, hard-drinking Shaw’s heart gave out.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
Krysten Ritter is officially back as hard-fighting, hard-drinking Marvel hero Jessica Jones.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 May 2025
Along the way, Eli, the more introspective of the two, begins to reconsider their violent lifestyle, leading to mounting strain between him and the impulsive, hard-drinking Charlie.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Danny is the sort of hard-partying, hard-drinking hedonist who wakes up with multiple undressed women in his bed, while Wihlborg refers to his body as a temple and disdains liquor and carbs.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The mattress belongs to William Lee, a hard-drinking American expat who spends his days and nights cruising the city’s bars in search of the next hot, young arrival.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
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Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Next up for Hamill is the role of a hard-drinking grandfather in The Life of Chuck, director Mike Flanagan's adaptation of the Stephen King novella of the same name.
—EW.com, 4 June 2025
The hard-living, hard-drinking Shaw’s heart gave out.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
Krysten Ritter is officially back as hard-fighting, hard-drinking Marvel hero Jessica Jones.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 May 2025
Along the way, Eli, the more introspective of the two, begins to reconsider their violent lifestyle, leading to mounting strain between him and the impulsive, hard-drinking Charlie.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Danny is the sort of hard-partying, hard-drinking hedonist who wakes up with multiple undressed women in his bed, while Wihlborg refers to his body as a temple and disdains liquor and carbs.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The mattress belongs to William Lee, a hard-drinking American expat who spends his days and nights cruising the city’s bars in search of the next hot, young arrival.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Hard-drinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-drinking. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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