drunkard
noun [ C ] disapproving uk/ˈdrʌŋ.kəd/ us/ˈdrʌŋ.kɚd/
酒鬼，醉鬼
a person who often drinks large amounts of alcohol
Her husband turned out to be a drunkard. 她的丈夫原来是个酒鬼。
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- A cousin, who was a drunkard, took the picture and traded it for a case of tequila.
- He used to work for the US State Department but got fired for being a drunkard, as he put it.
- He died a drunkard's death, leaving behind a widow to care for their daughter and his aged mother.
- He is an orphan, living in a train station with his drunkard uncle.