Meanings
plural dipsomaniacs
- One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
The dipsomaniac and the abstainer are not only both mistaken, but they both make the same mistake. They both regard wine as a drug and not as a drink.
1909, G. K. Chesterton, “The Progressive”, in George Bernard Shaw, New York: John Lane, page 541 more example
The Spaniards are nice, but, of course, most of them are terribly poor, the ones who aren’t are impossible, I don’t like the tourists, mainly English and American dipsomaniacs, paid, my dear, by their families to stay away.
1956, James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room, Penguin, published 2001, Part Two, Chapter 2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA persistently drunken person; a drunkard.
antonym(s) of
More synonyms by meaning
nouna person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Esperanto dipsomaniulo
- dipsomaniuloAn alcoholic
Finnish alkoholisti, juoppo
- alkoholistiAn alcoholic
- juoppoAn alcoholic
- dipsomaaniAn alcoholic
French dipsomane
- dipsomaneAn alcoholic
Greek διψομανής
- διψομανής (dipsomanís)An alcoholic
Hungarian alkoholista
- alkoholistaAn alcoholic
Italian dipsomane
- dipsomaneAn alcoholic
Spanish dipsómano, dipsómana
- dipsómanoAn alcoholic
- dipsómanaAn alcoholic
Turkish içkici, ayyaş
- içkiciAn alcoholic
- ayyaşAn alcoholic
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dipsomaniac
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