/drung"keuhrd/ , n.
a person who is habitually or frequently drunk.
[ 1400-50; late ME; see DRUNK, -ARD ]
Syn . toper, sot, tippler, drinker. DRUNKARD and INEBRIATE are terms for a person who drinks hard liquors habitually. DRUNKARD connotes willful indulgence to excess. INEBRIATE is a slightly more formal term than DRUNKARD. DIPSOMANIAC is the term for a person who, because of some psychological or physiological illness, has an irresistible craving for liquor. The DIPSOMANIAC is popularly called an ALCOHOLIC.
Ant . teetotaler.