oenomaniac
English
Etymology
oeno- + -maniac
Noun
oenomaniac (plural oenomaniacs)
- (rare) One who is affected by oenomania, a morbid desire for wine; an alcoholic.
- 1979, [title?], quoted in Best Sellers: From the U.S. Government Printing Office:
- It was Erskine Blight-Purley, war hero, Francophile, bibliophile, oenomaniac, and lecher of long standing and renown.
- 2003, William S. Haubrich, Medical Meanings: A Glossary of Word Origins →ISBN, page 162:
- An oenophile does not become of professional concern to physicians until he becomes an oenomaniac, that is, one who is overly wild about wine.
- 2009, Stan Otremba, So, You Want to Be a Cop?: An Inside Look at Law Enforcement →ISBN:
- We stopped for a refreshing cup of milk, made our introductions, and moved on. The next stop was the Branquinho Ranch for lunch. There, we gave oenomaniac John Branquino his gallon of wine.
- 1979, [title?], quoted in Best Sellers: From the U.S. Government Printing Office:
References
- 1911, Benjamin Eli Smith, William Dwight Whitney, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, page 4356.