souse vs drunkard

souse and drunkard both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
souse	Yes	No	Yes	No
drunkard	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, drunkard is a hypernym of souse; that is, drunkard is a word with a broader meaning than souse:

Other hypernyms of souse include drunk, inebriate, rummy, sot, wino.

souse (noun)	drunkard (noun)
the act of making something completely wet	a chronic drinker
pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

souse (verb)	drunkard (verb)
cook in a marinade
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
become drunk or drink excessively
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate