(informal) A dipsomaniac; an alcoholic; a drunk.

plural of dipso

thirst; drinking

One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic. / A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.

(medicine) Addiction to alcohol. / Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol.

Fear of alcohol.

plural of dipsomaniac

(medicine) Any condition characterized by excessive thirst

pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.

The study of the thirst for alcoholic beverages.