different between drunkard vs drinker

English

Alternative forms

• drunkerd (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier droncarde, from Middle English *druncard (attested as a surname, Druncard), possibly from Middle Low German drunkert, equivalent to drunk +? -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d???k?d/

Noun

drunkard (plural drunkards)

1. (somewhat derogatory) A person who is habitually drunk.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:drunkard

Antonyms

• on the wagon
• pioneer
• teetotaller

Related terms

• drunk
• drunkard's walk
• drunken

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English drinkere, drynkere, from Old English drincere (“drinker”), from Proto-Germanic *drink?rijaz (“drinker”), equivalent to drink +? -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Drinker (“drinker”), West Frisian drinker (“drinker”), Dutch drinker (“drinker”), German Low German Drinker (“drinker”), German Trinker (“drinker”), Danish drikker (“drinker”), Swedish drickare, drinkare (“drinker”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??k?(r)

Noun

drinker (plural drinkers)

1. Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.
2. Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.
3. A device from which animals can drink.

   a bell drinker

   a nipple drinker

4. (slang) A pub.

Synonyms

• (drunkard): alcoholic, souse, suck-pint; See also Thesaurus:drunkard
• (pub): boozer, local, watering hole; See also Thesaurus:pub

Antonyms

• (drunkard): teetotaler, nondrinker; See also Thesaurus:teetotaler

Derived terms

• (drunkard): nondrinker

Translations

Anagrams

• redrink

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drinkere. Equivalent to drinken +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dri?.k?r/
• Hyphenation: drin?ker
• Rhymes: -??k?r

Noun

drinker m (plural drinkers)

1. One who drinks.
2. A regular drinker of alcoholic beverages.
3. (obsolete) A smoker.

Derived terms

• bierdrinker
• brandewijndrinker
• tabakdrinker
• wijndrinker