Definition of "boozehound" [boozehound]

• Slang One who drinks alcoholic beverages habitually and excessively. (noun)

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• "Nor will Jack McCain's "boozehound" reputation at Annapolis do him or his father any harm."
• "The Populist notes that Captain Haddock remains a committed whisky-glugging boozehound in Spielberg's Tintin."
• "Former football legend and renowned boozehound Paul Gascoigne has revealed that he is now an undead zombie walking the land, following repeated deaths while in rehab for his alcohol problems."