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WINO

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Dictionary entry overview: What does wino mean?

• WINO (noun)
The noun WINO has 1 sense:

1. a chronic drinker

Familiarity information: WINO used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WINO (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A chronic drinker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

drunk; drunkard; inebriate; rummy; sot; wino

Hypernyms ("wino" is a kind of...):

drinker; imbiber; juicer; toper (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wino"):

alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; lush; soaker; souse (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)

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