oenomaniac

English

Alternative forms

• œnomaniac

Etymology

Fro oeno- +‎ -maniac.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪniæk

Noun

oenomaniac (plural oenomaniacs)

1. (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.

References

• Benjamin Eli Smith, William Dwight Whitney (1911) The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, page 4356