as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
a sot who was arrested after a bar fight
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Recent Examples of sot
Thrilling game sequences, a terrific ensemble cast led by Geena Davis, Lori Petty and Madonna, plus an all-timer performance from Tom Hanks as their hapless sot of a manager.
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Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 8 Apr. 2023
Fosse, after all, was creating in his own image, whether rendering himself as a satyr, a sot or a snake.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
The old man is also a sot who dedicates much of his free time (and most of his work time) to getting King Kong drunk on the local King Kong hooch.
—Junot Díaz, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2020
Craving a drink, she is bullied by Rocco into singing for the ensemble, which Fisher does splendidly, registering the faded glory of the onetime lounge singer turned sot in a few simple bars.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2019
To this old sot, the gun represents some kind of high hilarity.
—New York Times, 23 May 2018
In her telling, the Medici history is populated not by high-minded art patrons but by drunken sots and savage adventurers, essentially a crime syndicate, intent on amassing wealth and power without limit and without scruple.
—Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2018
Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 8 Apr. 2023
Fosse, after all, was creating in his own image, whether rendering himself as a satyr, a sot or a snake.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
The old man is also a sot who dedicates much of his free time (and most of his work time) to getting King Kong drunk on the local King Kong hooch.
—Junot Díaz, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2020
Craving a drink, she is bullied by Rocco into singing for the ensemble, which Fisher does splendidly, registering the faded glory of the onetime lounge singer turned sot in a few simple bars.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2019
To this old sot, the gun represents some kind of high hilarity.
—New York Times, 23 May 2018
In her telling, the Medici history is populated not by high-minded art patrons but by drunken sots and savage adventurers, essentially a crime syndicate, intent on amassing wealth and power without limit and without scruple.
—Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sot
Noun
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If a parent is an alcoholic, their child will either also become one or never drink a drop of it in their life.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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In 1978, the year after Crawford’s death, Christina published Mommie Dearest, a memoir of her childhood that alleged child abuse and portrayed the star as an emotionally volatile alcoholic, according to The Hollywood Reporter.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sliwa hoped that the mere presence of his Magnificent Thirteen would force petty criminals to think twice before snatching a woman’s necklace or rolling a drunk.—
Kent Russell,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nora wants no part of the movie or of him, calling him a drunk who has caused the family nothing but pain.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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“Sot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sot. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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