boozehound

noun

ˈbüz-ˌhau̇nd How to pronounce boozehound (audio)
Definition of boozehoundnext
as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk he's a famous writer and an infamous boozehound

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Recent Examples of boozehound 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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alcoholic
Noun
  • Dinner is a three-course meal, accompanied by one complimentary alcoholic beverage, while additional menu options are also available.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • Kerouac was dead from complications of alcohol use, Welch, another alcoholic, was gone too, vanished into the Sierra foothills, a suicide.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Definition of alcoholic

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“Boozehound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boozehound. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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