The difference between Alcoholic and Dipsomaniac
When used as nouns, alcoholic means a person addicted to alcohol, whereas dipsomaniac means one with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol.
Alcoholic is also adjective with the meaning: of or pertaining to alcohol.
check bellow for the other definitions of Alcoholic and Dipsomaniac
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Alcoholic as a noun:
A person addicted to alcohol.
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Alcoholic as a noun:
One who abuses alcohol.
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Alcoholic as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to alcohol.
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Alcoholic as an adjective:
Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
Examples:
"He ordered an alcoholic beverage."
"The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic."
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Alcoholic as an adjective:
Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
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Dipsomaniac as a noun:
One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
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Dipsomaniac as a noun:
A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.