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Meanings of drunkard in English

Portuguese
borracho
Catalan
borratxo
Spanish
borracho

A chronic drinker.

      borracho
      Usage of drunkard in English
      1
      The only thing in his favor was that he was a drunkard.
      Les Misérables
      2
      The drunkard got to his feet again; but the chauffeur did not.
      The Ball and the Cross
      3
      The woman was an inveterate drunkard; they had been separated for years.
      Little Novels
      4
      This extraordinary tolerance of the drunkard was something new in his partner.
      The Three Partners
      5
      Pitt was a drunkard-andPitt was the most remarkable statesman in England.
      Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
      6
      The miller agreed, and the drunkard said, Find a boy for us.
      John Winchester’s Journal
      7
      It was in me, I suppose, to become the drunkard I am-
      In Secret
      8
      We speak of the miseries which the drunkard carries to his family.
      The American Union Speaker
      9
      I will see whether the Coramoor has sent me a scabrous drunkard.
      Knife of dreams
      10
      No legal pressure has been brought to bear upon the prosperous drunkard.
      Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
      11
      Not one drunkard in a hundred has will power to cure himself.
      Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
      12
      Gerard pulled at it, but the experienced drunkard held it fast mechanically.
      The Cloister and the Hearth
      13
      He had gone as a drunkard into the presence of his Judge.
      Brought Home
      14
      He deftly turned her so that she faced away from the drunkard.
      That Printer of Udell's: A Story of the Middle West
      15
      Without them he was like a drunkard deprived of his habitual stimulant.
      The Desert and the Sown
      16
      One of them was a drunkard, and the other was a hypocrite.
      Amos Huntingdon
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      United Kingdom
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