drunkard

American  

[druhng-kerd] / ˈdrʌŋ kərd /

noun

Disparaging and Offensive.

drunkards plural

1. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.

   Synonyms:

   tippler, sot, lush

   Antonyms:

   teetotaler

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drunkard British  

/ ˈdrʌŋkəd /

noun

1. a person who is frequently or habitually drunk

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Synonym Usage

See inebriate.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• drunkards
  plural

Etymology

Origin of drunkard

First recorded in 1520–40; see origin at drunk, -ard

Example Sentences

“I mean every note that I play,” she told the online music journal Aquarium Drunkard in 2019.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022

“I guess I was born in the wrong time or the wrong planet or whatever, but I’ve been — not deliberately — different for all of my life,” she told Aquarium Drunkard.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2021

“The Grateful Dead has gone very mainstream,” said Darryl Norsen, 37, a longtime fan and writer based outside Rochester, N.Y., who’s penned a Grateful Dead column for the music site Aquarium Drunkard since 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2018

The success of Aquarium Drunkard led Gage to a specialty show on SiriusXM radio, where for two hours each week he delivers a wildly inventive mix of music.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2016

Erik had been a great man in his day, a fearless reaver who could boast of having sailed with her grandsire’s grandsire, that same Dagon Greyjoy whom Dagon the Drunkard had been named for.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin