1. a person who drinks alcohol excessively or habitually
Usage: informal; derogatory

Examples

• He earned a reputation as a boozehound after spending every evening at the bar.
• The old boozehound stumbled out of the tavern at closing time.
• She worried her brother was becoming a boozehound and suggested he seek help.
• The character in the novel was a charming boozehound who never missed a party.
• His friends staged an intervention when they realized he was turning into a boozehound.