'alcoholic' definitions:

Definition of 'alcoholic'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" [ant: nonalcoholic]
adjective
Addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren [syn: alcoholic, alcohol-dependent]
noun
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse]

Synonyms of 'alcoholic'

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