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I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much on research, and they use it as a drunkard uses a lamp post for support, rather than for illumination.
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Meaning of "drunkard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRUNKARD

drunkard  [ˈdrʌŋkəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRUNKARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drunkard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRUNKARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

drunkard

Alcohol intoxication

Alcohol intoxication is a physiological state induced by the ingestion of ethyl alcohol. Alcohol intoxication is the consequence of alcohol entering the bloodstream faster than it can be metabolized by the liver, which breaks down the ethanol into non-intoxicating byproducts. Some effects of alcohol intoxication are central to alcohol's desirability as a beverage and its history as one of the world's most widespread recreational drugs. Despite this widespread use and alcohol's legality in most countries, many medical sources tend to describe any level of alcohol intoxication as a form of poisoning due to ethanol's damaging effects on the body in large doses, and some religions consider alcohol intoxication to be a sin. Symptoms of alcohol intoxication include euphoria, flushed skin and decreased social inhibition at lower doses, with larger doses producing progressively severe impairments of balance, muscle coordination, and decision-making ability as well as nausea or vomiting from alcohol's disruptive effect on the semicircular canals of the inner ear and chemical irritation of the gastric mucosa.

Definition of drunkard in the English dictionary

The definition of drunkard in the dictionary is a person who is frequently or habitually drunk.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRUNKARD


acred
ˈeɪkəd
bewhiskered
bɪˈwɪskəd
blinkered
ˈblɪŋkəd
brancard
ˈbrænkəd
cankered
ˈkæŋkəd
checkered
ˈtʃekəd
chequered
ˈtʃɛkəd
Dunkard
ˈdʌŋkəd
flancard
ˈflænkəd
knackered
ˈnækəd
lacquered
ˈlækəd
puckered
ˈpʌkəd
Schickard
ˈʃɪkəd
stinkard
ˈstɪŋkəd
stonkered
ˈstɒŋkəd
stunkard
ˈstʌŋkəd
tankard
ˈtæŋkəd
unconquered
ʌnˈkɒŋkəd
unliquored
ʌnˈlɪkəd
whiskered
ˈwɪskəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRUNKARD

drumming
Drummond of Hawthornden
drummy
drums
drumstick
drunk
drunk driver
drunk driving
drunk tank
drunkalogue
drunkathon
drunken
drunken driving
drunkenly
drunkenness
drunkometer
drupaceous
drupe
drupel
drupelet

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRUNKARD

award
Bernard
blinkard
board
bulletin board
card
credit card
Edward
forward
guard
hard
heard
Howard
in this regard
keyboard
MasterCard
Richard
standard
toward
yard

Synonyms and antonyms of drunkard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DRUNKARD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «drunkard» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of drunkard

Translation of «drunkard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRUNKARD

Find out the translation of drunkard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drunkard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drunkard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

酒鬼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

borracho
570 millions of speakers

English

drunkard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शराबी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سكير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пьяница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bêbado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ivrogne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemabuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Säufer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

酔っぱらい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

술고래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Drunkard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người nghiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிகாரர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दारू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayyaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ubriacone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pijak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

п´яниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bețiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέθυσος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dronkaard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drinkare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drukkenbolt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drunkard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRUNKARD»

The term «drunkard» is regularly used and occupies the 58.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRUNKARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drunkard

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7 QUOTES WITH «DRUNKARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drunkard.
1
Arthur Keith
A drunkard is one thing, and a temperate man is quite another.
2
David Ogilvy
I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much on research, and they use it as a drunkard uses a lamp post for support, rather than for illumination.
3
John Dos Passos
If I were sufficiently romantic I suppose I'd have killed myself long ago just to make people talk about me. I haven't even got the conviction to make a successful drunkard.
4
George Santayana
The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape.
5
George Savile
The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best that was ever preached on that subject.
6
Ernest Shackleton
If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.
7
William Graham Sumner
A drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be, according to the fitness and tendency of things. Nature has set upon him the process of decline and dissolution by which she removes things which have survived their usefulness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRUNKARD»

Discover the use of drunkard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drunkard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
The Drunkard's Walk is an exhilarating, eye-opening guide to understanding our random world - read it, so you won't be left a victim of chance.
Leonard Mlodinow, 2009
2
The Modern Drunkard
Attempting to deconstruct America's joyless obsession with sobriety, The Modern Drunkard offers today's befuddled drinkers a comprehensive and instructive manual on the delights of alcohol culture, how to be a good drunk, how to drink, and ...
Frank Kelly Rich, 2005
3
Drunkard: A Hard-Drinking Life
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg loved his job, his wife, and his two young sons.
Neil Steinberg, 2008
4
65 Drunkard's Path Quilt Designs
Detailed instructions and drawings make the intricacies of the popular Drunkard's Path pattern easy for even novice quilters. Four pages of full-size templates, 38 full-color photos, and an illustrated index of variations.
Pepper Cory, 1998
5
The Quotable Drunkard: Words of Wit, Wisdom, and Philosophy ...
Mixed with favorite drink recipes, short biographies of potable quotables, and information about favorite watering spots, this is a resource you will want to keep next to the bottle of Beefeaters and bitters.
Steven Kates, 2011
6
The Drunkard: A New Adaptation of the Fine Olde-time Melodrama
HISTORY OF THE DRUNKARD (The following historical note will be useful for preparing publicity stories or program notes on the play.) We cannot say for certain who wrote the original DRUNKARD. He was "a gentleman of known and ...
Raymond Hull, 1967
7
Drunkard's Refuge: The Lessons of the New York State ...
Opened during the Civil War in 1864, the New York State Inebriate Asylum in Binghampton was the first medically directed addiction treatment centre in the US. This book provides a lively account of this pioneering facility and its ...
John William Crowley, William L. White, 2004
8
Drunkard Boxing
Poetry. The prose poems in Linh Dihn's DRUNKARD BOXING are worldly, visual images that induce distinct feelings that only places and things can give you.
Linh Dinh, 1998
9
What Did I Do Last Night?: A Drunkard's Tale
A whimsical and candid account of the author's struggles to overcome alcoholism while working his dream job as the New York Post's bar columnist and nightlife reporter describes his alcohol-marked escapades as a British youth and his first ...
Tom Sykes, 2007
10
The Romantic Art of Confession: De Quincey, Musset, Sand, ...
The Drunkard finishes confessing and does not know if he "shall be laughed at, or heard seriously" (1: 139). His reader must respond both ways to this confession that parodies the writings of utilitarians and Methodists, especially certain of ...
Susan M. Levin, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRUNKARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drunkard is used in the context of the following news items.
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36-yr-old man hangs self; neighbours say he was drunkard
BHOPAL: A 36-year-old man committed suicide by hanging self from the ventilator in his house located at Shiva Nagar under Cholla Mandir ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
2
Michael Swier's Musical Manifest Destiny Reaches From the Bowery …
... of the venue's bookers, Scott Simoneaux of L.A.-based audio blog Aquarium Drunkard, and the Bowery Ballroom's own Johnny Beach. «Village Voice, Jul 15»
3
Policeman transferred for misbehaving with woman | Kozhikode …
The woman had contacted the city women cell seeking help as her drunkard husband was torturing her physically at around 11pm. The women ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
4
STAFFORD | Thirsty? Break Into a Restaurant & Drink This!
The authorities believe the drunkard mistook the Tabasco sauce for a tiny bottle of liqueur. After being arrested at the restaurant, the man told ... «640 Toronto News, Jul 15»
5
Woman held for burning hubby alive in Odisha's Balangir
BHUBANESWAR: Police on Wednesday arrested a woman for allegedly burning her drunkard husband alive at Lausara village under ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Brother-in-law abusive spouse's latest victim
An abusive drunkard husband is being hunted by police in Stung Treng town, after apparently stabbing his brother-in-law on Tuesday. «The Phnom Penh Post, Jul 15»
7
Distraught Odisha woman burns drunkard husband alive
While Karim was a habitual drunkard, his wife used to earn money for her family by grazing goats and working as a daily wage labourer. «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»
8
Teachers urged to be patient with pupils
"It would be sad and inappropriate for the teacher to be tagged as a rapist, drunkard and smoker. We must lead lives worthy of emulation by our ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
9
Museum exhibit explores cocktail as more than just leisurely drink
COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / VIA EVERHART MUSEUM The reproduction print, “The Drunkard's Progress: From First Glass To ... «Republican & Herald, Jul 15»
10
Ludhiana: Drunkard tries to throw acid on young daughters
In her complaint, the woman, Neelam Rani, stated that her husband was a drunkard and used to beat her and their daughters Priya (20) and ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»

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