Meanings
A person who is habitually drunk.
ایک شخص جو عموماً نشے میں رہتا ہے۔
شرابی
sharaabi
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- heavy drunkard
- drunkard behavior
- drunkard at parties
Example Sentences
He became a drunkard after losing his job.
وہ اپنی نوکری کھونے کے بعد شرابی بن گیا۔
Woh apni naukri khone ke baad sharaabi ban gaya.
People often avoid drunks at social gatherings.
لوگ اکثر سماجی محفلوں میں شرابیوں سے بچتے ہیں۔
Log aksar samaji mehfilon mein sharaabiyon se bachate hain.
It's sad to see a once respectable man turn into a drunkard.
یہ دیکھ کر افسوس ہوتا ہے کہ ایک بار معتبر آدمی شرابی بن گیا۔
Yeh dekh kar afsos hota hai ke aik baar mohtaram aadmi sharaabi ban gaya.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'drunk' + '-ard' (like 'grouch' + '-ard', a persistent grouchy person), to remember someone who is always drunk.
Imagine a person stumbling and slurring their speech at a bar.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
شراب چھوڑنا ہر شرابی کی تقدیر ہے۔
Sharaab chhodna har sharaabi ki taqdeer hai.
Every drunkard's fate is to abandon alcohol.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "druncard" — one who is drunk
First known use: 14th century
The word 'drunkard' has evolved from Old English, primarily used to describe someone who is habitually drunk.