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| NOUN: | 1. Slang. A person who is habitually drunk: drunk, drunkard, inebriate, sot, tippler. Slang : boozehound, boozer, lush2, rummy1, soak, souse, stiff. See DRUGS. 2. One who depends on another for support without reciprocating: bloodsucker, hanger-on, leech, parasite. Slang : freeloader. See DEPENDENCE. | | VERB: | Informal. To take advantage of the generosity of others: leech. Slang : freeload. See DEPENDENCE.
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