WINO

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A chronic drinker

Synonyms:

drunk; drunkard; inebriate; rummy; sot; wino

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("wino" is a kind of...):

drinker; imbiber; juicer; toper (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wino"):

alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; lush; soaker; souse (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)