rummy

• Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: bezeichnet entweder eine Person, die übermäßig Alkohol trinkt, oder ein Kartenspiel, bei dem die Spieler Karten zu Kombinationen und Folgen zusammenstellen.

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to a person who habitually drinks alcohol, or to a card game in which players aim to form sets and sequences of cards.

1. Chronic drinkerB2informal

   A person who drinks alcohol excessively or habitually.

   Trinker

   • The old rummy sat at the bar all day.
   • He was known as a rummy in the neighborhood.
   • The story described a rummy who had lost everything to drink.

   Synonymealcoholicboozerdrunkdrunkardinebriatesoaksottippler

2. B1formal

   A popular card game where players aim to form sets and sequences of cards, with the first to meld all their cards winning.

   Kartenspiel

   • They played rummy late into the night.
   • She learned how to play rummy from her grandmother.
   • Rummy is a game of skill and strategy.