Meanings
plural boozehounds
- informalalcoholic, drunkard
A 47-year-old, nondescript boozehound who once programmed computers for the French government, Houellebecq is an unlikely choice as either a literary lion or sacrificial lamb.
2005 August 20, “Michel Houellebecq: The sex export”, in The Independent1 more example
He was also an irresponsible boozehound who habitually ran out on the check in restaurants, even though he must have known it was the waitress who had to pay the bill for such dine-and-dash customers.
2009 November 20, Stephen King, “Raymond Carver’s Life and Stories”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: drunkard
Synonyms & antonyms
nounalcoholic, drunkard
Origin
Translations
German Schnapsdrossel
- Schnapsdrosselalcoholic
Norwegian Bokmål fyllehund, drukkenbolt
- fyllehundalcoholic
- drukkenboltalcoholic
- drankeralcoholic
- fyllikalcoholic
Romanian bețiv, bețivan
- bețivalcoholic
- bețivanalcoholic
- drojdieralcoholic
Spanish beberrón, borrachín
- beberrónalcoholic
- borrachínalcoholic
- beodoalcoholic
- esponjaalcoholic
Swedish fyllhund
- fyllhundalcoholic
Cite this entry
boozehound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boozehound
“boozehound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boozehound. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boozehound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boozehound.
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