English Explanatory Dictionary

wino

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard.
  2. Such a drunkard who is homeless.
  3. A wine enthusiast.
noun
  1. A hypothetical particle that is the superpartner of the W boson.

Pronunciation

/ˈwaɪnəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wino (wine).wav En-us-wino.oga /ˈwiːnəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wino (physics).wav En-us-wino2.oga

Word forms

wino winos winoes

Etymology

From wine + -o (“person with characteristic”).

Synonyms

alcoholic drunk alco alkie bacchanal bacchant barfly bibber booze artist boozehound boozer borachio bouser carouser cupster dipso dipsomaniac drinker 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 bum hobo

Related words

vinaceous vinous wininess winy

Derived words

wino wine
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