🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

酔っ払い

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yopparai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Drunkard/ˈdrʌn.kərd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は酔っ払いで有名です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is habitually drunk or intoxicated.

    "After years of struggle, he finally decided to seek help for his life as a drunkard."
  2. 2

    A person who frequently drinks alcohol to excess.

    "The town was known for its many drunkards who gathered at the local tavern."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'drunkard' originates from the Middle English 'drunkard', which is derived from the Old English 'druncard', a combination of 'druncen' meaning 'drunk' and the suffix '-ard' indicating a person associated with a particular quality. The word has evolved over centuries to denote someone who habitually consumes excessive alcohol.

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