First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.

• (RP) IPA: /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/
• (America) IPA: /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/
• (cot-caught) IPA: /ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/

alcoholic (plural alcoholics)

1. A person who is addicted to alcohol.
   • 2001, Starsailor, Alcoholic:

     Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes
     Daddy was an alcoholic

2. One who abuses alcohol.

• (person addicted to alcohol) See also Thesaurus:drunkard

• (antonym(s) of “person addicted to alcohol”): teetotaler, on the wagon; See also Thesaurus:teetotaler

• French: alcoolique
• German: Alkoholiker, Alkoholikerin, Alkoholkranker, Alkoholkranke, Alkoholsüchtiger
• Italian: alcoldipendente, alcolista, alcoolizzato
• Portuguese: alcoólatra, alcoólico
• Russian: алкого́лик
• Spanish: alcohólico, escabiador (Latin America)

• French: alcoolique
• German: Alkoholiker, Alkoholikerin, Alkoholkranker, Alkoholkranke
• Italian: alcolista, alcolizzato
• Portuguese: alcoólatra
• Russian: алкого́лик
• Spanish: alcohólico, escabiador (Latin America), alcoholista (Latin America)

alcoholic

1. Of or pertaining to alcohol.
2. Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.

   He ordered an alcoholic beverage.

   The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.

3. Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

• See also Thesaurus:alcoholic

• nonalcoholic

• alcohol

• French: alcoolique
• Italian: alcolico
• Portuguese: alcoólico
• Russian: алкого́льный
• Spanish: alcohólico

• French: alcoolisé
• German: alkoholisch, alkoholhaltig
• Italian: alcolico
• Portuguese: alcoólico
• Russian: алкого́льный
• Spanish: alcohólico

• Italian: alcolizzato