alcoholic

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alcoholic

/ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ UK
/ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/ US
/ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒlɪk

noun alcoholics

A person who is addicted to alcohol. Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes Daddy was an alcoholic
One who abuses alcohol.

Opposite: teetotaler, on the wagon

adjective more alcoholic · most alcoholic

Of or pertaining to alcohol.
Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents. He ordered an alcoholic beverage.
Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: boozer, dipsomaniac, intoxicating, intoxicant, spirituous, addicted, spiked, souse, soaker, wet, lush, laced, strong, hard, spiritous, dry

noun

Opposite: teetotaler, on the wagon

adjective

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noun a person addicted to alcohol

Español	alcohólico, escabiador
한국어	알코올 중독자 alkool jungdokja
日本語	アルコール中毒者 arukōru chūdokusha
中文	酒精成癮者 /酒精成瘾者 jiǔjīngchéngyǐnzhě
हिन्दी	पियक्कड़ piyakkaṛ, शराबी śarābī
Português	alcoólatra, alcoólico
Français	alcoolique
Deutsch	Alkoholiker, Alkoholikerin, Alkoholkranker, Alkoholkranke, Alkoholsüchtiger, Alkoholsüchtige
Italiano	alcoldipendente, alcolista, alcoolizzato
Ελληνικά	αλκοολικός alkoolikós, αλκοολική alkoolikí
Română	alcoolic, alcoolică
Русский	алкого́лик alkogólik, алкоголи́чка alkogolíčka, алка́ш alkáš
Tiếng Việt	người nghiện rượu
العربية	سِكِّير sikkīr, سِكِّيرَة sikkīra

noun one who abuses alcohol

Español	alcohólico, escabiador, alcoholista
한국어	술고래 sulgorae, 대주가 daejuga, 주보 jubo
日本語	小虎 kodora, 辛党 karatō, 飲兵衛 nonbē, アル中 aruchū, 飲んだくれ nondakure, 愛飲家 aiinka
中文	酗酒者 xùjiǔzhě, 嗜酒者 shìjiǔzhě, 酗酒成性者 xùjiǔchéngxìngzhě, 酒鬼 jiǔguǐ
Português	alcoólatra
Français	alcoolique
Deutsch	Alkoholiker, Alkoholikerin, Alkoholkranker, Alkoholkranke
Italiano	alcolista, alcolizzato
Ελληνικά	αλκοολικός alkoolikós, αλκοολική alkoolikí
Русский	алкого́лик alkogólik, алкоголи́чка alkogolíčka, пья́ница pʹjánica, алка́ш alkáš, пропо́йца propójca, пьянчу́га pʹjančúga
العربية	سِكِّير sikkīr, خِمِّير ḵimmīr, مُعَاقِر muʕāqir

adj of or pertaining to alcohol

Español	alcohólico
한국어	알코올이 들어간 alkoor-i deureogan
日本語	アルコール入りの arukōru iri no
中文	酒精的 jiǔjīng de, 含酒精的 hán jiǔjīng de
हिन्दी	मादक mādak
Português	alcoólico
Français	alcoolique
Italiano	alcolico
Ελληνικά	αλκοολικός alkoolikós
Română	alcoolic
Русский	алкого́льный alkogólʹnyj
العربية	رُوحِيّ rūḥiyy, كُحُولِيّ kuḥūliyy

adj having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents

Español	alcohólico
中文	含酒精的 hán jiǔjīng de, 酒精性的 jiǔjīngxìng de
हिन्दी	मादक mādak
Português	alcoólico
Français	alcoolisé
Deutsch	alkoholisch, alkoholhaltig
Italiano	alcolico
Ελληνικά	αλκοολικός alkoolikós
Română	alcoolic
Русский	алкого́льный alkogólʹnyj

adj of alcoholism

한국어	알코올 중독의 alkool jungdog-ui
日本語	アルコール中毒の arukōru chūdoku no
中文	酗酒的 xùjiǔ de, 酒精中毒的 jiǔjīng zhòngdú de
Italiano	alcolizzato
Ελληνικά	αλκοολικός alkoolikós

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@misc{alcoholic_2026,
  title = {alcoholic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alcoholic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}