Synonyms for Alcoholic (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually):
boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, souse, alky, soaker
WordNet sense 2 (containing or of the nature of alcohol):
spirituous
WordNet sense 3 (being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content):
hard, strong
WordNet sense 4 (addicted to alcohol):
alcohol-dependent
WordNet sense 5 (compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming):
addicted
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