alcoholic vs drunkard

alcoholic

noun
  • A person addicted to alcohol. 

  • One who abuses alcohol. 

adj
  • Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents. 

  • Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism. 

  • Of or pertaining to alcohol. 

drunkard

noun
  • A person who is habitually drunk. 

How often have the words alcoholic and drunkard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )