drunkard

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US/ˈdɹʌŋkɚd/

noun

A person who is habitually drunk.

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alcoalcoholicalkiebacchanalbacchantbarflybibberbooze artist
Opposite
on the wagonpioneerteetotallerteetotaler
OriginMiddle English *druncard ← Middle Low German drunkert →
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Meanings

noundrunkard (plural drunkards)

plural drunkards · alternative obsolete drunkerd

  1. derogatoryA person who is habitually drunk.

    Synonyms: alco, alcoholic, alkie, bacchanal, bacchant, barfly, bibber, booze artist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who is habitually drunk.

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alcoalcoholicalkiebacchanalbacchantbarflybibberbooze artistboozehoundboozerborachiobousercarousercupsterdipsodipsomaniacdrinkerdrunkfuddlecap
Opposite
on the wagonpioneerteetotallerteetotaler

More synonyms by meaning

nouna chronic drinker

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drunkrummysotinebriatewino
Broader
drinkerimbibertoper
Also see
alkiebarflybooze artistboozehoundboozerborachiodipsomaniacdrunkgrog artistinebriatepissheadpisspotrummyslubberdegullionsotswillkingtopertunwino

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Low Germandrunkert
  2. Middle English*druncard
  3. Englishdrunkard

From earlier droncarde, from Middle English *druncard (attested as a surname, Druncard), possibly from Middle Low German drunkert, equivalent to drunk + -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”). Compare German Trunkart. Compare braggart.

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APA

drunkard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drunkard

MLA

“drunkard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drunkard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drunkard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drunkard.

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