noun
one who drinks alcoholic liquors to excess
drunkards lurching homeward when the bar finally closes
Synonyms: bibber, ||bloat, ||blotter, boozehound, boozer, drunk, fuddler, guzzler, inebriate, lush, ||lusher, rumdum, rummy, ||rumpot, ||shicker, soak, soaker, sot, sponge, stiff, swillbowl, swiller, tippler, toper, tosspot
Related Word: alcoholic, dipsomaniac; wino; drammer
Idioms: elbow bender ( or crooker)
Antonyms: teetotaler