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Drunkard

//ˈdɹʌŋkɚd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is habitually drunk. derogatory
  2. 2
    a chronic drinker wordnet

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.

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