English Explanatory Dictionary

drunkard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who is habitually drunk.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹʌŋkɚd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drunkard.wav

Word forms

drunkard drunkards drunkerd

Etymology

From earlier droncarde, from Middle English *druncard (attested as a surname, Druncard), possibly from Middle Low German drunkert, equivalent to drunk + -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”). Compare German Trunkart. Compare braggart.

Synonyms

alco alcoholic alkie bacchanal bacchant barfly bibber booze artist boozehound boozer borachio bouser carouser cupster dipso dipsomaniac drinker drunk drunkard fuddlecap fuddler grog artist guzzler inebriate juicehead lick-wimble lush lusher maltworm pisshead pisspot plonko reel-pot rinse-pitcher rumpot shicker slubberdegullion soak soaker sot souse sponge squeeze-grape sucker suck-pint swill-belly swill-bowl swill-flagon swill-pot swill-tub swillking tippler toper tosspot tun winebibber winesop wino

Antonyms

on the wagon pioneer teetotaller teetotaler

Related words

drunk drunken glutton libertine alcohol alcoholic beverage drunkenness

Derived words

drunkardess drunkardliness drunkardly drunkardness drunkard noodles drunkardry drunkard's walk
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