Alcoholist is an older word for alcoholic. They might be older, hence the older word
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LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 days agoIs alcoholist(s) term that means something different than alcoholic(s)? Never seen it before
JAPJER@mtgzone.com 2 days ago
Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 13 hours ago
I’m old, but not that old :-)
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah I wasn’t sure if maybe it was a term they used in another part of the world, or if maybe it meant one who partakes in the use of alcohol but maybe isn’t an addict. It seems like it is a synonym like you are saying.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I think it’s alcoholism/alcoholic. Just a different translation.
markovs_gun@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No, I suspect OP’s native language might not be English.
Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 13 hours ago
True, autocorrect switched alcoholic to alcoholist.