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dipsomaniac She didn't like the word alcoholic being applied to her, and liked dipsomaniac even less. dipsomaniac*

Accepted Answer

A person with an extreme and uncontrollable desire for alcohol. Dipsomaniac comes from the Greek noun dipsa, “thirst,” but thirst usually has nothing to do with it. Some experts distinguish between an alcoholic and a dipsomaniac, reserving dipsomaniac for someone involved in frequent episodes of binge drinking and blackouts. In any case, there are plenty of less respectful words for a person of similar habits: sot, lush, wino, souse, boozer, guzzler, tippler, tosspot, drunkard, boozehound--the list goes on and on and on

word	dipsomaniac
definition	A person with an extreme and uncontrollable desire for alcohol.
eg_sentence	She didn't like the word alcoholic being applied to her, and liked dipsomaniac even less.
explanation	Dipsomaniac comes from the Greek noun dipsa, “thirst,” but thirst usually has nothing to do with it. Some experts distinguish between an alcoholic and a dipsomaniac, reserving dipsomaniac for someone involved in frequent episodes of binge drinking and blackouts. In any case, there are plenty of less respectful words for a person of similar habits: sot, lush, wino, souse, boozer, guzzler, tippler, tosspot, drunkard, boozehound--the list goes on and on and on
IPA	dipsomaniac*

Dipsomaniac Person Alcoholic Extreme Uncontrollable Desire Alcohol Word