Drunkard
/ˈdɹʌŋkɚd/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who is habitually drunk. derogatory
- 2 a chronic drinker wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom noticed a drunkard lying in the street."
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.