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Meaning of DRUNKARD

Pronunciation:  'drungkurd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a chronic drinker
 
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 Synonyms: drunk, inebriate, rummy, sot
 
 See Also: alcoholic, boozer, dipsomaniac, drinker, imbiber, juicer, lush, soaker, souse, toper

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Drunk"ard\, n. [Drunk + -ard.]
One who habitually drinks strong liquors immoderately; one
whose habit it is to get drunk; a toper; a sot.
      The drunkard and glutton shall come to poverty. --
                                               Prov. xxiii.
                                               21.
 
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