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Definition alcoholic in British English

alcoholic noun

[countable] noun
/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/
1

someone who finds it difficult to control the amount of alcohol they drink

Example

a recovering alcoholic (=someone who is trying to stop being an alcoholic)

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Definition alcoholic in British English