dipsomaniac en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/ (UK)
Etymology
From dipso- + -maniac.
Meanings
-
One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
The Spaniards are nice, but, of course, most of them are terribly poor, the ones who aren’t are impossible, I don’t like the tourists, mainly English and American dipsomaniacs, paid, my dear, by their families to stay away.
1956, James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room, Penguin, published 2001, Part Two, Chapter 2:The dipsomaniac and the abstainer are not only both mistaken, but they both make the same mistake. They both regard wine as a drug and not as a drink.
1909, G. K. Chesterton, “The Progressive”, in George Bernard Shaw, New York: John Lane, page 54:
- A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dipsomaniacs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
teetotaler · abstainer (antonym(s) of)
Relateds
Synonyms
dipso · lush · sot · drunkard · alcoholic (drunkard)
Translations (12)
tr ayyaş (An alcoholic) · fr dipsomane (An alcoholic) · el διψομανής (An alcoholic) · it dipsomane (An alcoholic) · es dipsómana (An alcoholic) · fi alkoholisti (An alcoholic) · fi juoppo (An alcoholic) · hu alkoholista (An alcoholic) · eo dipsomaniulo (An alcoholic) · fi dipsomaani (An alcoholic) · es dipsómano (An alcoholic) · tr içkici (An alcoholic)