Meanings
nounalcoholic (plural alcoholics)
plural alcoholics
- A person who is addicted to alcohol.
Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes Daddy was an alcoholic
2001, Starsailor, Alcoholic1 more example
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.
2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21 - One who abuses alcohol.
adjectivealcoholic (comparative more alcoholic, superlative most alcoholic)
comparative more alcoholic · superlative most alcoholic
- Of or pertaining to alcohol.
- Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
He ordered an alcoholic beverage.
2 more examples
The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.
A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths.
2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN - Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of
Opposite
Opposite
Opposite
adjectivecharacteristic of or containing alcohol
Opposite
adjectiveaddicted to alcohol
Similar
alcohol-dependentaddicted
nouna person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishalcoholic
First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سِكِّير, سِكِّيرَة
- سِكِّير (sikkīr)a person addicted to alcohol
- سِكِّيرَة (sikkīra)a person addicted to alcohol
- سِكِّير (sikkīr)one who abuses alcohol
- خِمِّير (ḵimmīr)one who abuses alcohol
- مُعَاقِر (muʕāqir)one who abuses alcohol
- رُوحِيّ (rūḥiyy)of or pertaining to alcohol
- كُحُولِيّ (kuḥūliyy)of or pertaining to alcohol
Bulgarian алкохо́лик, алкохо́личка
- алкохо́лик (alkohólik)a person addicted to alcohol
- алкохо́личка (alkohólička)a person addicted to alcohol
- алкохо́лик (alkohólik)one who abuses alcohol
- алкохо́личка (alkohólička)one who abuses alcohol
- пия́ница (pijánica)one who abuses alcohol
- алкохолен (alkoholen)of or pertaining to alcohol
- спиртен (spirten)having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- алкохолен (alkoholen)having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- алкохоличен (alkoholičen)of alcoholism
Catalan alcohòlic, alcohòlic
- alcohòlica person addicted to alcohol
- alcohòlicone who abuses alcohol
- alcohòlicof or pertaining to alcohol
- alcohòlichaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- alcohòlicof alcoholism
Chinese Mandarin 酒精成癮者 /酒精成瘾者, 酗酒者
- 酒精成癮者 /酒精成瘾者 (jiǔjīngchéngyǐnzhě)a person addicted to alcohol
- 酗酒者 (xùjiǔzhě)one who abuses alcohol
- 嗜酒者 (shìjiǔzhě)one who abuses alcohol
- 酗酒成性者 (xùjiǔchéngxìngzhě)one who abuses alcohol
- 酒鬼 (jiǔguǐ)one who abuses alcohol
- 酒精的 (jiǔjīng de)of or pertaining to alcohol
- 含酒精的 (hán jiǔjīng de)of or pertaining to alcohol
- 含酒精的 (hán jiǔjīng de)having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- 酒精性的 (jiǔjīngxìng de)having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- 酗酒的 (xùjiǔ de)of alcoholism
- 酒精中毒的 (jiǔjīng zhòngdú de)of alcoholism
Czech alkoholik, alkoholička
- alkoholika person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholičkaa person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholikone who abuses alcohol
- alkoholičkaone who abuses alcohol
- opilecone who abuses alcohol
- opilkyněone who abuses alcohol
- pijanone who abuses alcohol
- pijankaone who abuses alcohol
- alkoholickýhaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Danish alkoholiker, alkoholiker
- alkoholikera person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholikerone who abuses alcohol
Dutch alcoholist, alcoholiste
- alcoholista person addicted to alcohol
- alcoholistea person addicted to alcohol
- alcoholicusa person addicted to alcohol
- alcoholischof or pertaining to alcohol
Esperanto alkoholulo
- alkoholuloa person addicted to alcohol
Estonian alkohoolik, joodik
- alkohoolika person addicted to alcohol
- joodika person addicted to alcohol
- alkohoolikone who abuses alcohol
- joodikone who abuses alcohol
- alkoholi-of or pertaining to alcohol
- alkohoolnehaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Finnish alkoholisti, alkoholisti
- alkoholistia person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholistione who abuses alcohol
- juoppoone who abuses alcohol
- alkoholi-of or pertaining to alcohol
- alkoholipitoinenhaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- alkoholisoitunutof alcoholism
- alkoholismi-of alcoholism
French alcoolique, alcoolique
- alcooliquea person addicted to alcohol
- alcooliqueone who abuses alcohol
- alcooliqueof or pertaining to alcohol
- alcooliséhaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
German Alkoholiker, Alkoholikerin
- Alkoholikera person addicted to alcohol
- Alkoholikerina person addicted to alcohol
- Alkoholkrankera person addicted to alcohol
- Alkoholkrankea person addicted to alcohol
- Alkoholsüchtigera person addicted to alcohol
- Alkoholsüchtigea person addicted to alcohol
- Alkoholikerone who abuses alcohol
- Alkoholikerinone who abuses alcohol
- Alkoholkrankerone who abuses alcohol
- Alkoholkrankeone who abuses alcohol
- alkoholischhaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- alkoholhaltighaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Greek αλκοολικός, αλκοολική
- αλκοολικός (alkoolikós)a person addicted to alcohol
- αλκοολική (alkoolikí)a person addicted to alcohol
- αλκοολικός (alkoolikós)one who abuses alcohol
- αλκοολική (alkoolikí)one who abuses alcohol
- αλκοολικός (alkoolikós)of or pertaining to alcohol
- αλκοολικός (alkoolikós)having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- αλκοολικός (alkoolikós)of alcoholism
Hindi पियक्कड़, शराबी
- पियक्कड़ (piyakkaṛ)a person addicted to alcohol
- शराबी (śarābī)a person addicted to alcohol
- मादक (mādak)of or pertaining to alcohol
- मादक (mādak)having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Hungarian alkoholista, alkohol-
- alkoholistaa person addicted to alcohol
- alkohol-of or pertaining to alcohol
- alkoholoshaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Indonesian alkoholik, alkoholik
- alkoholika person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholikof or pertaining to alcohol
Irish alcólach, alcólach
- alcólacha person addicted to alcohol
- alcólachone who abuses alcohol
Italian alcoldipendente, alcolista
- alcoldipendentea person addicted to alcohol
- alcolistaa person addicted to alcohol
- alcoolizzatoa person addicted to alcohol
- alcolistaone who abuses alcohol
- alcolizzatoone who abuses alcohol
- alcolicoof or pertaining to alcohol
- alcolicohaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- alcolizzatoof alcoholism
Japanese アルコール中毒者, 小虎
- アルコール中毒者 (arukōru chūdokusha)a person addicted to alcohol
- 小虎 (kodora)one who abuses alcohol
- 辛党 (karatō)one who abuses alcohol
- 飲兵衛 (nonbē)one who abuses alcohol
- アル中 (aruchū)one who abuses alcohol
- 飲んだくれ (nondakure)one who abuses alcohol
- 愛飲家 (aiinka)one who abuses alcohol
- 酒飲み (sakenomi)one who abuses alcohol
- アルコール入りの (arukōru iri no)of or pertaining to alcohol
- アルコール中毒の (arukōru chūdoku no)of alcoholism
Korean 알코올 중독자, 술고래
- 알코올 중독자 (alkool jungdokja)a person addicted to alcohol
- 술고래 (sulgorae)one who abuses alcohol
- 대주가 (daejuga)one who abuses alcohol
- 주보 (jubo)one who abuses alcohol
- 알코올이 들어간 (alkoor-i deureogan)of or pertaining to alcohol
- 알코올 중독의 (alkool jungdog-ui)of alcoholism
Latin alcoholicus
- alcoholicusof or pertaining to alcohol
Latvian alkoholiķis, alkoholiķe
- alkoholiķisa person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholiķea person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholiķisone who abuses alcohol
- alkoholisksof or pertaining to alcohol
- alkoholiskshaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Lithuanian alkoholikas, alkoholikė
- alkoholikasa person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholikėa person addicted to alcohol
Malay kaki botol, kaki botol
- kaki botola person addicted to alcohol
- kaki botolone who abuses alcohol
- beralkoholhaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- beralkoholof alcoholism
Māori kaiwara waipiro, kiriwara waipiro
- kaiwara waipiroa person addicted to alcohol
- kiriwara waipiroa person addicted to alcohol
Norwegian Bokmål alkoholiker, alkoholholdig
- alkoholikera person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholholdighaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Persian الکلی
- الکلی (alkoli)a person addicted to alcohol
Polish alkoholik, alkoholiczka
- alkoholika person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholiczkaa person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholikone who abuses alcohol
- alkoholiczkaone who abuses alcohol
- alkoholowyof or pertaining to alcohol
- alkoholowyhaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
- alkoholicznyof alcoholism
Portuguese alcoólatra, alcoólico
- alcoólatraa person addicted to alcohol
- alcoólicoa person addicted to alcohol
- alcoólatraone who abuses alcohol
- alcoólicoof or pertaining to alcohol
- alcoólicohaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Romanian alcoolic, alcoolică
- alcoolica person addicted to alcohol
- alcoolicăa person addicted to alcohol
- alcoolicof or pertaining to alcohol
- alcoolichaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Russian алкого́лик, алкоголи́чка
- алкого́лик (alkogólik)a person addicted to alcohol
- алкоголи́чка (alkogolíčka)a person addicted to alcohol
- алка́ш (alkáš)a person addicted to alcohol
- алкого́лик (alkogólik)one who abuses alcohol
- алкоголи́чка (alkogolíčka)one who abuses alcohol
- пья́ница (pʹjánica)one who abuses alcohol
- алка́ш (alkáš)one who abuses alcohol
- пропо́йца (propójca)one who abuses alcohol
- пьянчу́га (pʹjančúga)one who abuses alcohol
- выпиво́ха (vypivóxa)one who abuses alcohol
- алкого́льный (alkogólʹnyj)of or pertaining to alcohol
- алкого́льный (alkogólʹnyj)having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Slovak alkoholik, alkoholička
- alkoholika person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholičkaa person addicted to alcohol
- pijanone who abuses alcohol
- pijankaone who abuses alcohol
- alkoholickýhaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Spanish alcohólico, escabiador
- alcohólicoa person addicted to alcohol
- escabiadora person addicted to alcohol
- alcohólicoone who abuses alcohol
- escabiadorone who abuses alcohol
- alcoholistaone who abuses alcohol
- alcohólicoof or pertaining to alcohol
- alcohólicohaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Swedish alkoholist, alkis
- alkoholista person addicted to alcohol
- alkisa person addicted to alcohol
- fylloa person addicted to alcohol
- suputa person addicted to alcohol
- fyllerista person addicted to alcohol
- drinkarea person addicted to alcohol
- alkoholistone who abuses alcohol
- alkohol-of or pertaining to alcohol
- alkoholhaltighaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Thai ขี้เหล้า, ขี้เมา
- ขี้เหล้า (kîi-lâo)a person addicted to alcohol
- ขี้เมา (kîi-mao)a person addicted to alcohol
- นักเลงสุรา (nák-leeng-sù-raa)a person addicted to alcohol
Turkish alkolik, ayyaş
- alkolika person addicted to alcohol
- ayyaşa person addicted to alcohol
- içkicia person addicted to alcohol
- küplüa person addicted to alcohol
- süngera person addicted to alcohol
- alkolikone who abuses alcohol
- ayyaşone who abuses alcohol
- içkicione who abuses alcohol
- alkollühaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Ukrainian алкого́лік, алкого́лічка
- алкого́лік (alkohólik)a person addicted to alcohol
- алкого́лічка (alkohólička)a person addicted to alcohol
- алкоголі́чка (alkoholíčka)a person addicted to alcohol
- пия́ка (pyjáka)one who abuses alcohol
- п'яни́ця (pʺjanýcja)one who abuses alcohol
- пите́ць (pytécʹ)one who abuses alcohol
- випива́ка (vypyváka)one who abuses alcohol
- п'янчу́га (pʺjančúha)one who abuses alcohol
Vietnamese người nghiện rượu
- người nghiện rượua person addicted to alcohol
Welsh alcoholig, alcoholaidd
- alcoholigof or pertaining to alcohol
- alcoholaiddof or pertaining to alcohol
- alcoholighaving more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with alcoholic
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All rhymes →Anagrams
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alcoholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcoholic
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“alcoholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcoholic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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