Synonyms and antonyms of People who drink a lot of alcohol in British Thesaurus

sot (noun)

old-fashioned someone who frequently drinks too much alcohol

alcoholic (noun)

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

drinker (noun)

someone who often drinks alcohol

dipsomaniac (noun)

someone who cannot control their feeling of wanting to drink alcohol

tippler (noun)

informal someone who regularly drinks alcohol

wino (noun)

informal an insulting word for someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, especially someone who lives on the streets

lightweight (noun)

informal someone who becomes drunk very easily

dipso (noun)

offensive a dipsomaniac

drunk (noun)

someone who has drunk too much alcohol, or who regularly drinks too much alcohol

pisshead (noun)

Britishimpolite someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol

barfly (noun)

Americaninformal someone who spends a lot of time in bars drinking alcohol

boozer (noun)

Britishinformal someone who drinks a lot of alcohol

drunkard (noun)

someone who frequently drinks too much alcohol

heavy smoker/drinker ()

someone who smokes a lot, or who drinks a lot of alcohol

lager lout (noun)

Britishinformal a young man who gets drunk on beer and behaves violently or noisily

lush (noun)

mainly Americaninformal an insulting word for someone who drinks a lot of alcohol

piss artist (noun)

Britishimpolite someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol