noun · rare

drunkard

drunkard · drunkards

п'яниця, пияка, пияк

пьяный, пьяная, пьяница

Trinker, Säufer, Trinkerin

A person who is habitually drunkA person who is habitually drunk.

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US/ˈdɹʌŋkɚd/

» He's a bit of a drunkard.

Он выпивает. — Biga

Він іноді випиває. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

(derogatory)A person who is habitually drunk.

More definitions

a chronic drinker

Examples

25 sentences

He's a bit of a drunkard.
Він іноді випиває. — deniko
ruОн выпивает. — Biga
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Tom is a drunkard.
ruТом - пьяница. — odexed
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My father is contemptuous of drunkards.
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Children, fools and drunkards tell the truth.
ruДети, дураки и пьяницы говорят правду. — Selena777
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He was a drunkard and a profligate.
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Origin

From earlier droncarde, from Middle English *druncard (attested as a surname, Druncard), p

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.

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