Asking about noun
I know, for example, people who love to drink (and drink too much) is
Alcoholic
Is there any noun to refer to the following people?
1 People who love to sleep
2 People who love to eat
3 People who love adult materials, e.g. pictures, videos
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kenny1999 I know, for example, people who love to drink (and drink too much) isAlcoholic I'd say that "alcoholic" is stronger than that. It is someone who suffers from alcoholism, a compulsion to drink. kenny1999 Is there any noun to refer to the following people?
- kenny1999 I know, for example, people who love to drink (and drink too much) isAlcoholic I'd say that "alcoholic" is stronger than that.
- It is someone who suffers from alcoholism, a compulsion to drink.
- kenny1999 Is there any noun to refer to the following people?
- I can't think of any with those plain meanings, but in the absence of an existing dictionary word, we can form a word for any person who loves something, often somewhat facetiously, by adding the suffix "-phile", with a vowel to smooth reading if needed.
- somnophile foodophile pornophile We can also use "-lover", with the hyphen.
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kenny1999I know, for example, people who love to drink (and drink too much) isAlcoholic
I'd say that "alcoholic" is stronger than that. It is someone who suffers from alcoholism, a compulsion to drink.
kenny1999Is there any noun to refer to the following people?
I can't think of any with those plain meanings, but i
0kenny1999I know, for example, people who love to drink (and drink too much) is
There are people who love wine, and do not abuse it by overindulging:
oenophile
connoisseur of whiskey / liqueurs / wines / ...
An alcoholic is addicted to any beverage with alcohol, even though it may be tasteless, Vodka, or cheap bitter stuff.
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