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Noun: dipsomaniac  ,dip-su'mey-nee,ak
  1. A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
    "The dipsomaniac was a regular at the local bar";
    - alcoholic, alky [informal], boozer [informal], lush [N. Amer, informal], soaker [informal], souse [informal], alco [Austral], rumpot [N. Amer, informal], tosspot [informal], dipso [informal], winebibber [archaic], alkie [informal], drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino [informal]

Derived forms: dipsomaniacs

Type of: drinker, imbiber [informal], juicer [N. Amer, informal], soak [informal], sponge [informal], toper [literary]

Encyclopedia: Dipsomaniac