barflies

noun

plural of barfly
as in alcoholics

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  1. alcoholics
  2. drunkards
  3. boozers
  4. drinkers
  5. drunks
  6. sots
Noun
  • The answers to these questions are very important to our community of addicts and alcoholics, both in and out of recovery.
    — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The child of alcoholics, Dreesen often referenced his rough-and-tumble upbringing in his comedy sets, telling tales of little Tommy shining shoes in the taverns of the South Side to feed his siblings.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of alcoholics
Noun
  • Sleep was beginning to finally visit the insomniacs and drunkards of T—in central Manila when a commotion louder than the usual domestic squabbles erupted from the room above Mang Calixto’s bakery.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In invalidating the comparisons, Gorsuch focused on the purpose of the laws aimed at the habitual drunkards of the 18th century.
    — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026
Definition of drunkards
Noun
  • But DeFalco is drawn to the sidewalk dwellers, street preachers and parking-lot boozers who also lurk down there and help (or hinder) Ten, usually at a loud volume.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of boozers
Noun
  • Espresso drinkers can add ground clove directly to the cup after pulling the shot.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • House of Suntory Hibiki Japanese Harmony Whiskey drinkers are in for a rare treat with this award-winning Hibiki.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of drinkers
Noun
  • Lee, emerging from the dark woods beyond McMann’s cabin, gets picked up by a guy who nicknames himself the Boontill Oracle, a do-gooder who waits outside highway bars to give safe rides to local drunks.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of drunks
Noun
  • That at least has some continuity with the old days, because Third Avenue’s saloons at mid-century were where the sots washed up, like Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sots
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“Barflies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barflies. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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