drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
Colloquial and somewhat derogatory term for someone who habitually drinks to excess.
あの飲んだくれは毎晩バーにいる。
That drunkard is at the bar every night.
彼は若い頃は飲んだくれだったらしい。
Apparently he was a heavy drinker when he was young.
get dead drunk; get blind drunk
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
Derived from the verb 飲む (to drink) with the suffix たくれ, which adds a derogatory or contemptuous nuance, similar to ふざけたくれ (joker) or ほざいたくれ (blabbermouth).