as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
accused him of being a no-good drunkard who needed professional help for his problem
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Recent Examples of drunkard
These laws also applied to habitual drunkards, the mentally ill and others determined to be dangerous to the public.
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Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
In the 1880s, a New York heiress with an active and unorthodox social life was declared a habitual drunkard, placed under a legal guardianship, and later confined to an asylum.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
Ben and Anne are written out of the will for being a drunkard and a woman, respectively.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Also very good are Orville Mendoza as the drunkard actor Selsdon, Matthew Patrick Davis as the production’s nervous jack-of-all-trades Tim and Abby Leigh Huffstetler as incompetent stage manager Poppy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
In the 1880s, a New York heiress with an active and unorthodox social life was declared a habitual drunkard, placed under a legal guardianship, and later confined to an asylum.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
Ben and Anne are written out of the will for being a drunkard and a woman, respectively.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Also very good are Orville Mendoza as the drunkard actor Selsdon, Matthew Patrick Davis as the production’s nervous jack-of-all-trades Tim and Abby Leigh Huffstetler as incompetent stage manager Poppy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunkard
Noun
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The child of alcoholics, Dreesen often referenced his rough-and-tumble upbringing in his comedy sets, telling tales of little Tommy shining shoes in the taverns of the South Side to feed his siblings.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Ray is also an alcoholic, hiding bottles in a toilet tank, an attic, a fireplace flue, even filling a soda bottle with booze for his workout.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The Burgess Park/Blessington Street Basin spin is easy duty really compared to the Finsbury Park/Ranelagh Gardens spin, where I was laid out once like a drunk for a good half hour.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Dan, the big blond, kicks every drunk that comes near him.—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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