drunkard C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈdrʌŋkərd/ UK /ˈdrʌŋkəd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who is habitually drunk The old drunkard slept off his stupor on the tavern bench. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who is habitually... alcoholicsottipplerinebriatesouseboozerdipsomaniac ↔ Opposites teetotalerabstainer Word family Related forms drunkdrinkdrunken Etymology AI details From 'drunk' (past participle of 'drink') + the pejorative suffix '-ard', borrowed via Old French from Germanic '-hard' ('hardy, bold'). drincan Old English -hard Old French View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # drunkard **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdrʌŋkərd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdrʌŋkəd/ ## Meanings 1. a person who is habitually drunk ## Examples - The old drunkard slept off his stupor on the tavern bench. ## Synonyms - alcoholic - sot - tippler - inebriate - souse - boozer - dipsomaniac ## Antonyms - teetotaler - abstainer ## Related Forms - drunk - drink - drunken ## Roots and Affixes - Root: drincan - Root: -hard ## Etymology From 'drunk' (past participle of 'drink') + the pejorative suffix '-ard', borrowed via Old French from Germanic '-hard' ('hardy, bold'). ## AI Etymology Drunkard comes from 'drunk' (past participle of 'drink') + the pejorative suffix '-ard', borrowed via Old French from Germanic '-hard' ('hardy, bold'). The etymological trail includes Old English drincan and Old French -hard. As a noun, drunkard names a person who is habitually drunk. The same family is visible in related forms such as drunk, drink, and drunken. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - People & Society markdown