drunkard

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun a chronic drinker

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino

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