as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
few suspected that this pillar of the community, ensconced in her suburban colonial, was a closet dipsomaniac
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Their father is an alcoholic, their mother is dead, and their relationship with one another is strained.—
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
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“Dipsomaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dipsomaniac. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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