heavy drinker
Consumes alcohol excessively
A heavy drinker is someone who consumes alcohol frequently and in large quantities—more than occasional social drinking but not necessarily to the point of addiction.
The phrase is often a polite way to describe someone whose drinking is problematic: He's not an alcoholic, just a heavy drinker.
Medical guidelines define heavy drinking by specific weekly limits, but in everyday use the term is relative.
Habitual heavy drinker
- lushRichly abundant in growth
- sotHabitual heavy drinker
- tipplerRegular light drinker
- soakSaturate with liquid
guzzler · toper · barfly · wino · alky · dipsomaniac · imbiber · bibber
Impaired by alcohol
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- wastedUsed without good result
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
- sloshedVery intoxicated
blotto · smashed · soused · inebriated · tipsy · buzzed · pickled · stewed
Addicted to drinking
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- dependencyState of needing support
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
detoxification · sobriety · abstinence · relapse · recovery · cirrhosis · AA · intervention
Bout of excess
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- guzzlingDrinking fast and eagerly
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
bender · spree · carousing · excess · immoderation · pub-crawl
boozer
Habitual heavy drinker
soak · guzzler · toper · barfly · wino · alky · dipsomaniac · imbiber · bibber · swiller
drunk
Impaired by alcohol
sloshed · blotto · smashed · soused · inebriated · tipsy · buzzed · pickled · stewed · sozzled
alcoholic
Addicted to drinking
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- dependencyState of needing support
- withdrawalAct of taking away
rehabilitation · detoxification · sobriety · abstinence · relapse · recovery · cirrhosis · AA · intervention · sponsors
binge
Bout of excess
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- guzzlingDrinking fast and eagerly
debauchery · bender · spree · carousing · excess · immoderation · pub-crawl
- bar patronsregular, local, barfly, drunk, bartender
- drinkersimbiber, imbibers, drunk, drunks, drunkards
- addictsaddicts, addict, junkies, drug addict, drug addicts
- alcohol tolerancehigh tolerance, low tolerance, hold your liquor, lightweight, heavyweight
- pleasure seekershedonist, hedonists, pleasure seeker, pleasure seekers, pleasure-seeker
heavy drinkerteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
abstainer · nondrinker · teetotaller · non-drinker · dry
heavy drinkerascetic
One who renounces indulgence
health nut · puritan · straight edge · purist
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