Synonyms of boozehound

boozehound

noun

ˈbüz-ˌhau̇nd 

as in alcoholic

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk

he's a famous writer and an infamous boozehound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alcoholic
• drunk
• drinker
• drunkard
• dipsomaniac
• inebriate
• tippler
• boozer
• alkie
• toper
• rummy
• sot
• souse
• soak
• juicehead
• juicer
• tosspot
• soaker
• lush
• wino
• swiller
• swigger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• teetotaler
• abstainer
• nondrinker
• teetotalist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boozehound

Ordinary rebels — even ones born from boozehounds — taking down a dictator are inspirational. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025

Post Malone, pop’s premier sad-sack boozehound, has returned with F-1 Trillion, his first long-form foray into pure country music. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 16 Aug. 2024

There is hardly a paragraph in which Berryman—poet, pedagogue, boozehound, and symphonic self-destroyer—may not be heard straining toward the condition of music. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020

Sotto’s restaurant has had one of Los Angeles’s most relevant bar programs for years, and boozehounds will love their extensive selection of hard-to-find Italian amaros, and the seasonal cocktails. — Krista Simmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018