酒しゅ仙せん

noun

heavy drinker; lover of sake

Literary or poetic term for someone who drinks a lot and enjoys alcohol, often with a positive or admiring tone. Not an everyday word; more common in writing or elevated speech.

• 彼かれは酒しゅ仙せんと呼よばれるほどの酒しゅ豪ごうだ。

  He is such a heavy drinker that he is called a 'shusen' (lover of sake).