as in alcoholics
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 drunkards
In invalidating the comparisons, Gorsuch focused on the purpose of the laws aimed at the habitual drunkards of the 18th century.
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Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2026
Erin Murphy, the attorney representing Hemani, countered that the whole point of the historical laws was to distinguish between drinkers and drunkards.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Harris maintained that, like habitual drunkards, unlawful drug users may have their gun rights temporarily taken away.
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Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
Hemani's lawyers also reject the government's attempt to liken laws disarming habitual drunkards to the law disarming drug users, arguing that those early restrictions covered only people who regularly abused alcohol, not all those who drink.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2026
Erin Murphy, the attorney representing Hemani, countered that the whole point of the historical laws was to distinguish between drinkers and drunkards.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Harris maintained that, like habitual drunkards, unlawful drug users may have their gun rights temporarily taken away.
—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
Hemani's lawyers also reject the government's attempt to liken laws disarming habitual drunkards to the law disarming drug users, arguing that those early restrictions covered only people who regularly abused alcohol, not all those who drink.
—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
These laws also applied to habitual drunkards, the mentally ill and others determined to be dangerous to the public.
—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunkards
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.
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.
Noun
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For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.
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This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.
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“Drunkards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunkards. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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