alcoholist
/ˌalkəˈhɒlɪst/noun
Originally: an advocate of the freedom to drink alcoholic drinks, a person who is against prohibition (now historical ). In later use also: a person addicted to alcoholic drink.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Joaquin Miller (1837–1913). From alcohol + -ist, after alcoholism.
- Irish breakfast
- Irish breakfast tea
- Irish bridge
- Irish bull
- Irish Celtic
- Irish coffee
- Irish confetti
- Irish cream
- Irish cream liqueur
- Irish crochet
- Irish cross
- Irish daisy
- Irish dance
- Irish dancer
- Irish dancing
- Irish deer
- Irish diamond
- Irish draft horse
- Irish draught horse
- Irish elk
- Irisher
- Irishery
- Irish evidence
- Irish Free State
- Irish Gael