used of beverages containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks"
addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
a person who drinks more than his own physician
A person who has alcoholism, a disease marked by loss of control of drinking, physical dependence on alcohol, tolerance for the effects of alcohol, and cravings for alcohol. See alcoholism, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependence.
Someone addicted to alcohol.
A person suffering from alcoholism; of or relating to alcohol.
1. Someone who as the result of their alcohol consumption, either excessive or habitual, suffers or has suffered physical, psychological, emotional, social or occupational harm. 2. Someone who demonstrates a continuous or periodic impaired control over drinking; preoccupation with alcohol; and use of alcohol despite adverse consequences and distortions in thinking, most notably denial.
A person who drinks alcoholic substances habitually. One who cannot fight the craving once started.
person who is suffering from the disease of alcoholism, who has lost the ability to control drinking