Alcoholic

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk

Definitions

A person who is addicted to alcohol.
One who abuses alcohol.

Equivalents

Españolalcohólico alcoholista escabiador

Françaisalcoolique alcoolisé

Deutschalkoholhaltig Alkoholiker Alkoholikerinalkoholisch Alkoholkranke Alkoholkranker Alkoholsüchtiger Säufer Spritkopp Suffkopp Trinker Trunksüchtiger

43 more languages

العربيةالمدمن خمير روحيسكير سِكِّيرَة كحولي مُعَاقِر

Българскиалкохолен алкохолик алкохоличкапияница

Bosanskialkoholičar alkoholičarka pijanpijanka алкохоличар пијаница

Catalàalcohòlic

Češtinaalkáč alkoholička alkoholickýalkoholik opilec ožungr pijan pijanka

Cymraegalcoholaidd alcoholig

Danskalkoholiker

Ελληνικάαλκοολική αλκοολικός

Esperantoalkoholulo

Eestialkohoolne joodik

فارسیالکلی

Suomialkkis alkoholi alkoholipitoinenalkoholisoitunut alkoholisti holisti juoppo rapajuoppo tenukeppi

Gaeilgealcólach

Gàidhligalcolach

Galegoalcohólico

हिन्दीपियक्कड़मादक शराबख़ोरशराबी

Hrvatskialkoholičar alkoholičarka pijanpijanka алкохоличар пијаница

Magyaralkoholista alkoholos

Հայերենալկաշ ալկոհոլային ալկոհոլիկ

Italianoalcoldipendente alcolico alcolistaalcolizzato alcoolizzato

日本語アルコール中毒者アルコール入りのアル中小虎愛飲家蛇之助辛党酒飲み飲んだくれ飲兵衛

ქართულიალკოჰოლიკი ალკოჰოლური სპირტიანი

Қазақ тіліараққор араққұмар ішкішмаскүнем

ភាសាខ្មែរសុរាបានក សុរាសោណ្ឌ អ្នកមានរោគស្រា

한국어대주가 술고래 주보

Kurdîalkoholîst

Latinaalcoholicus

Lietuviųalkoholikas

Latviešualkoholiķe alkoholiķis alkoholisksdzērājs

Македонскиалкохолен алкохоличар алкохоличаркаалкохоличарски пијаница

Bahasa Melayuberalkohol kaki botol

Nederlandsalcoholicus alcoholisch alcoholistalcoholiste

Polskialkoholiczka alkoholiczny alkoholikalkoholista alkoholowy alkus

Portuguêsalcoólatra alcoólico

Românăalcoolic alcoolica

Русскийалкаш алкоголик алкоголичкаалкогольный выпивоха пропо́йца пьяница пьянчуга

Slovenčinaalkoholický alkoholik pijan

Српскиalkoholičar alkoholičarka pijanpijanka алкохоличар пијаница

Svenskaalkis alkoholhaltig alkoholistdrinkare fyllerist fyllo suput

తెలుగుతాగుబోతు

ไทยขี้เมา ขี้เหล้า นักเลงสุรา

Türkçealkolik alkollü ayyaşiçkici küplü şarapçı sünger

Українськане-минай-корчма п'яниця п'янчу́гапите́ць пия́ка

Examples

“Don't you know ⟳ you've got your daddy's eyes Daddy was an alcoholic”

“Seeing the British establishment struggle ⟳ with the financial sector is like ⟳ watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen ⟳ for him to turn ⟳ his life around.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

alcoholic encephalopathy Alcoholically alcoholicity Alcoholics Alcoholics Anonymous alcoholiday

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