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likker

9.9

A person who drinks alcohol too often and gets drunk

noun
/ˈlɪkər/

Offensive

: borracho

She warned her son not to become a likker like his uncle.

Examples

The old likker stumbled out of the bar, singing loudly to himself.
Everyone in the neighborhood called him a likker because he drank at the tavern nightly.
That man is a real likker!
My neighbor is known as a likker around here.
Everyone in the neighborhood called him a likker because he drank at the tavern nightly.
The old likker stumbled out of the bar, singing loudly to himself.
She warned her son not to become a likker like his uncle.

Synonyms

alcoholic

vslikker

216 3.3

A person who is addicted to alcohol

is an informal name focusing on habit rather than medical condition

drunk

vslikker

Informal

164 3.5

A person who has too much alcohol in their body, either now or often

is informal slang focusing on habitual drinking rather than clinical label

drinker

vslikker

88 1.8

A person who often drinks alcohol

is informal slang that judges habitual drinking more negatively

drunkard

vslikker

17 5.5

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is the informal term for a habitual drinker without formal label

lush

vslikker

Offensive

11 7.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is equally informal but may feel more playful than this term

sot

vslikker

Offensive

4 9.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is more informal and less formal or clinical in tone

rummy

vslikker

Offensive

4 9.9

A person who drinks alcohol too much

is informal slang focusing on habit rather than addiction label

boozer

vslikker

Offensive

3 9.4

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is similarly informal but slightly more slangy and jocular

alky

vslikker

Offensive

2 9.9

A rude word for a person who often drinks too much alcohol

is informal too but may be less directly insulting in some uses

guzzler

vslikker

Informal

1 7.7

A person who drinks large amounts of alcohol very quickly

is informal but does not stress speed or greed while drinking

tosspot

vslikker

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who often drinks too much and behaves foolishly

is informal modern slang without the archaic or foolish sense

expensive drunk

vslikker

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who drinks too much and always buys expensive alcohol

is informal and focuses on habit without mentioning spending

tippler

vslikker

Archaic

1 8.3

A person who often drinks alcohol like wine or beer

is more derogatory and signals heavier habitual drinking

imbiber

vslikker

1 8.4

A person who drinks alcohol a lot

is more slangy and carries a negative connotation of habit

inebriate

vslikker

Offensive

1 9.8

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is informal everyday speech rather than this formal label

bar fly

vslikker

Slang

1 8.1

A person who spends a lot of time drinking at bars

is broader and refers to habitual drinking beyond bar presence

alco

vslikker

Offensive

1 9.9

A slang word for alcohol or a person who drinks too much

is informal slang focusing on habit rather than substance reference

swiller

vslikker

Offensive

1 8.6

A person who drinks too much alcohol

is informal but centers on habitual alcohol use, not general greed

chugger

vslikker

Slang

1 9.2

A person who drinks a drink very quickly in one go

is informal and covers habitual drinking rather than one fast action

dipso

vslikker

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is informal too but used more playfully or regionally

soaker

vslikker

Offensive

1 9.2

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is informal but less vivid about the habitual condition

town drunkard

vslikker

Offensive

1 8.1

A person in a town who often drinks too much and people know it

is informal and general without implying public reputation

shikker

vslikker

NSFW

1 9.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is informal but not a clinical or formal label

winebibber

vslikker

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who drinks too much wine

is modern informal slang without the old-fashioned or wine focus

two-fisted drinker

vslikker

Slang

1 9.3

A person who drinks a lot of alcohol quickly

is informal yet focuses on habit rather than rapid consumption

swigger

vslikker

Informal

1 9.9

A person who drinks alcohol in big quick gulps

is informal and emphasizes habitual drinking rather than manner of intake

rubby

vslikker

Offensive

9.9

A slang word for a homeless person who drinks a lot of cheap alcohol

is informal but not tied to socio-economic context or cheap alcohol

Antonyms

sober

286 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

teetotaler

4 7.5

A person who never drinks alcohol

Compounds

pot likker

1 9.9

A tasty liquid left in a pot after cooking vegetables or meat

How Heavy

likker

Offensive

9.9

alcoholic

216 3.3

drinker

88 1.8

social drinker

2 3.2

Surface Forms

likker singular

likkers plural

Etymology

Likker for a person comes from a dialect way of saying liquor, a word related to liquid that means 'liquid'. So a likker is someone who drinks that liquid a lot, a drunkard.