Alcoholic

Noun

 * 1) A person addicted to alcohol.
 * 2) One who abuses alcohol.

Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to alcohol.
 * 2) Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
 * Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism

Thesaurus
problem drinker; psychoneurotic; psychopath; psychopathic personality; psychotic; psychotic personality; reveler; rummy; schizoid; schizoid personality; seclusive personality; serious drinker; sexual psychopath; shikker; shut-in personality; snowbird; soak; soaker; social drinker; sociopath; sot; speed freak; spirituous; split personality; stew; strong; swigger; swiller; thirsty soul; tippler; toper; tosspot; tripper; user; valetudinarian; valetudinary; vinous; wassailer; weak personality; winebibber; wino; winy; with a kick, LSD user; acidhead; addict; alcoholic addict; alternating personality; antisocial personality; ardent; bacchanal; bacchanalian; barfly; bibber; big drunk; boozer; carouser; chain smoker; chronic alcoholic; chronic drunk; cocaine sniffer; cokie; cubehead; devotee of Bacchus; dipsomaniac; disordered personality; disturbed personality; dope fiend; doper; double personality; drinker; drug abuser; drug addict; drug user; drunk; drunkard; dual personality; emotionally unstable personality; escapist; fiend; freak; glue sniffer; guzzler; habitual; hard; hard drinker; head; heavy drinker; heavy smoker; hophead; hostile personality; hype; hypochondriac; hypochondriast; idiot; imaginary invalid; imbiber; immature personality; inadequate personality; inebriate; inebriating; inferior personality; intoxicating; junkie; lovepot; lush; malade imaginaire; maladjusted personality; marijuana smoker; mentally defective personality; methhead; moral insanity; multiple personality; narcotics addict; neuropath; neurotic; neurotic personality; oenophilist; paranoid personality; pathological drinker; perverse personality; pillhead; pot companion; pothead;

Etymology
First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic

Synonyms

 * dipsomaniac, drunkard

Antonyms

 * teetotaler, on the wagon

Antonyms

 * nonalcoholic

Related terms

 * alcohol

Derived terms

 * Alcoholics Anonymous
 * -holic