noun
- a person who drinks alcohol excessively or habitually
Usage: informal; derogatory
Examples
- He earned a reputation as a boozehound after spending every evening at the bar.
- The old boozehound stumbled out of the tavern at closing time.
- She worried her brother was becoming a boozehound and suggested he seek help.
- The character in the novel was a charming boozehound who never missed a party.
- His friends staged an intervention when they realized he was turning into a boozehound.