noun
A somewhat dated or literary term for a person who habitually drinks to excess. In modern casual speech, 飲んだくれ or アル中 are more common.
彼は若い頃から飲み抜けで、体を壊してしまった。
He has been a heavy drinker since his youth and ruined his health.
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
Less common variant without the medial okurigana.
Compound of 飲み (nomi, 'drinking', the continuative form of 飲む) and 抜け (nuke, 'passing through' or 'escaping', from 抜ける). The exact derivation is uncertain; it may refer to someone who 'drinks through' or 'drinks away' their life.