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US/ˌæl.kəˈhɑː.lɪk/
UK/ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/
someone who cannot control how much alcohol they drink and finds it very hard to stop
In context
Her father was an alcoholic, so she never drinks at parties.
As a recovering alcoholic, he hasn't touched a beer in five years.
Many alcoholics find support in groups where people share their stories.
Words that go with alcoholic
adjective + noun
- recovering alcoholicThe film tells the story of a recovering alcoholic.
- chronic alcoholicChronic alcoholics often suffer from liver disease.
- functioning alcoholicA functioning alcoholic can keep a job but still drinks every day.
- former alcoholicAs a former alcoholic, she now helps others to quit.
- reformed alcoholicThe author is a reformed alcoholic who writes about addiction.
verb + noun
- become an alcoholicHer uncle had become an alcoholic by the age of thirty.