drunkard
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drunkard
- /ˈdɹʌŋkɚd/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun drunkards · drunkerd
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A person who is habitually drunk.
Similar: alco, alcoholic, alkie, bacchanal, bacchant, barfly, bibber, booze artist, boozehound, boozer, borachio, bouser
Opposite: on the wagon, pioneer, teetotaller, teetotaler
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noun
Opposite: on the wagon, pioneer, teetotaller, teetotaler
Talk about this word "drunkard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drunkard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. drunkard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drunkard "drunkard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drunkard.Cite this
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title = {drunkard},
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year = {2026},
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