drunkard

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈdrʌŋkərd/ UK /ˈdrʌŋkəd/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a person who is habitually drunk

The old drunkard slept off his stupor on the tavern bench.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who is habitually... alcoholic sottipplerinebriate souse boozer dipsomaniac

Opposites

teetotaler abstainer

Word family

Related forms drunk drink drunken

Etymology

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

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# 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

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