dipsomaniac vs sot

dipsomaniac and sot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dipsomaniac	Yes	No	No	No
sot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sot is a hypernym of dipsomaniac; that is, sot is a word with a broader meaning than dipsomaniac:

Other hypernyms of dipsomaniac include drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, wino.

dipsomaniac (noun)	sot (noun)
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually	a chronic drinker