Boozehound

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    alcoholic, drunkard informal

    "A 47-year-old, nondescript boozehound who once programmed computers for the French government, Houellebecq is an unlikely choice as either a literary lion or sacrificial lamb."

Example

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"A 47-year-old, nondescript boozehound who once programmed computers for the French government, Houellebecq is an unlikely choice as either a literary lion or sacrificial lamb."

Etymology

From booze + hound.

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