The difference between Alcoholic and On the wagon
Alcoholic is also noun with the meaning: a person addicted to alcohol.
Alcoholic is also adjective with the meaning: of or pertaining to alcohol.
On the wagon is also phrase with the meaning: abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken).
check bellow for the other definitions of Alcoholic and On the wagon
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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.