drunkard
US/ˈdɹʌŋkɚd/
drunkard noun: a person who is habitually drunk.
Noun
drunkard (plural drunkards)
- A person who is habitually drunk.
- Synonyms:
- alco, alcoholic, alkie, bacchanal, bacchant, barfly, bibber, booze artist, boozehound, boozer
drunkard meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
drunkard in Hindi
- drunkard, alcoholic
- पियक्कड़ piyakkaṛ
- drunkard
- शराबी śarābī
- drunkard, addict, drinker
- शौंड śauṇḍ
drunkard in Tamil
- குடிகாரன், மதுப்பிரியன், வெறியன்
drunkard in Marathi
- drunkard, boozer
- बेवडा bevḍā
drunkard in Urdu
- drunkard
- مست mast
- drunkard, alcoholic
- نشہ باز naśe-bāz
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- drunkard in Bengali
- মাস্তান mastan
- drunkard in Telugu
- తాగుబోతు tāgubōtu, మత్తుడు mattuḍu
- drunkard in Malayalam
- കുടിയൻ kuṭiyaṉ
- drunkard in Kannada
- ಕುಡುಕ, ಕುಡಿಕ, ಕುಡಿಹಿ, ಕುಡುಹಿ
- drunkard in Sinhala
- බේබද්දා
Synonyms of drunkard
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Antonyms
Forms of drunkard
| plural | drunkards |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | drunkerd |
Origin of drunkard
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.
Words formed from drunkard
Questions about drunkard
- What does drunkard mean?
- Drunkard means a person who is habitually drunk.
- What is drunkard in Hindi?
- Drunkard in Hindi is पियक्कड़ (piyakkaṛ), शराबी (śarābī), शौंड (śauṇḍ). See Drunkard meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is drunkard?
- Drunkard is a noun.
- How do you pronounce drunkard?
- Drunkard is pronounced /ˈdɹʌŋkɚd/ (US).
- What is the plural of drunkard?
- The plural of drunkard is drunkards.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: drunkard (page history and authors); पियक्कड़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); drunkard (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); बेवडा (Marathi) (page history and authors); مست (Urdu) (page history and authors); মাস্তান (Bengali) (page history and authors); తాగుబోతు (Telugu) (page history and authors); കുടിയൻ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); drunkard (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); drunkard (Sinhala Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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