Definitions
A person who habitually drinks too much alcohol.
Word origin
From Middle English sot, from Old English sot, sott (“foolish, stupid”), from Medieval Latin sottus (“foolish”), of obscure origin and relation. Possibly an expressive interjection, similar to French zut! (“damn it!”).
Used in a sentence
“Remember First to possess his books; for without them He's but a sot, as I am […]”
“c. 1670-1680, John Oldham, The Eighth Satire of Monsieur Boileau, imitated In Egypt oft has seen the Sot bow down, And reverence some deified Baboon.”
“Every sign That calls the staring sots to nasty wine.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Soak”3 letters
02“Drunkard”3 letters
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