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DIPSOMANIAC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dipsomaniac mean?
• DIPSOMANIAC (noun)
The noun DIPSOMANIAC has 1 sense:
1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Familiarity information: DIPSOMANIAC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; lush; soaker; souse
Hypernyms ("dipsomaniac" is a kind of...):
drunk; drunkard; inebriate; rummy; sot; wino (a chronic drinker)
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