boozehound

noun

booze·​hound ˈbüz-ˌhau̇nd How to pronounce boozehound (audio)
Synonyms of boozehoundnext
: boozer, drunk

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Examples of boozehound in a Sentence

he's a famous writer and an infamous boozehound
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Ordinary rebels — even ones born from boozehounds — taking down a dictator are inspirational. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 Post Malone, pop’s premier sad-sack boozehound, has returned with F-1 Trillion, his first long-form foray into pure country music. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 16 Aug. 2024 There is hardly a paragraph in which Berryman—poet, pedagogue, boozehound, and symphonic self-destroyer—may not be heard straining toward the condition of music. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020 Sotto’s restaurant has had one of Los Angeles’s most relevant bar programs for years, and boozehounds will love their extensive selection of hard-to-find Italian amaros, and the seasonal cocktails. — Krista Simmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boozehound was in 1911

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“Boozehound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boozehound. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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