dipsomaniac
[dip-suh-mey-nee-ak, -soh-]
- a person with an irresistible craving for alcoholic drink.
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Origin of dipsomaniac
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See drunkard.
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Why do they not ring the bell and remove the dipsomaniac prize-fighter?
Eugenics and Other EvilsG. K. Chesterton
I liked him very much, but, unlike most Mahomedans, he was a dipsomaniac.
At the Court of the AmrJohn Alfred Gray
When he came up he was within arm's reach of the dipsomaniac.
Pirates' HopeFrancis Lynde
This physician finds from the evidence that Poe was a dipsomaniac.
The Critical GameJohn Albert Macy
In England a spendthrift or dipsomaniac can only be controlled when he has spent all his money.
Woman and WomanhoodC. W. Saleeby
dipsomaniac
- any person who has an uncontrollable and recurring urge to drink alcoholShortened form: dipso
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- relating to or affected with dipsomania
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Word Origin and History for dipsomaniac
n.
"drunkard," 1858, from dipsomania; slang shortening dipso is from 1880.
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