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bacchant vs imbiber

imbiber vs bacchant

bacchant and imbiber both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bacchant Yes No No No
imbiber Yes No No No
As nouns, imbiber is a hypernym of bacchant; that is, imbiber is a word with a broader meaning than bacchant:
  • bacchant: someone who engages in drinking bouts
  • imbiber: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
Other hypernyms of bacchant include drinker, juicer, toper.
bacchant (noun) imbiber (noun)
(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
someone who engages in drinking bouts
Difference between bacchant and imbiber

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