Definition
A heavy drinker or someone who spends much time in alehouses; a drunkard.
Etymology
From 'ale' + 'knight,' sarcastically calling frequent drinkers 'knights' as a mocking title for their dedication to drinking.
Kelly Says
Medieval people created colorful insults for drunk people—'aleknight' was their version of today's 'couch potato,' mocking someone's lifestyle through clever wordplay!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አለ አንበሳ
a-le an-be-sa
ARالعربية
فارس أَلي
fa-ras a-li
BNবাংলা
আলে সৈন্য
a-le sain-ya
CACatalà
Cavaller d'Ale
ka-va-ler d'a-leh
CSČeština
Rytíř Ale
ry-t-iř a-le
DADansk
Ale-ridder
a-leh-ri-der
DEDeutsch
Ale-Ritter
a-leh-ree-ter
ELΕλληνικά
Ιππότης του Αλέ
i-po-tis to-u a-le
ESEspañol
caballero de ale
a-leh-knyeht
FAفارسی
سوار Ale
so-var a-leh
FISuomi
Ale-ritari
a-leh-ri-ta-ri
FRFrançais
chevalier d'Ale
she-v-a-lee d'al
GUGU
અલેકનિટ
a-leh-k-ni-t
HAHA
Alaknight
a-la-k-night
HEעברית
לוחם א але
lo-chem a-leh
HIहिन्दी
एले नाइट
a-leh na-i-t
HUMagyar
Ale lovag
a-leh lo-vag
IDBahasa Indonesia
ksatria Ale
kas-tra-ia a-leh
IGIG
Alaknight
a-la-k-night
ITItaliano
cavaliere di Ale
ka-va-lee-e-re di a-leh
KKKK
Ала кәсіби
a-la ka-si-bi
KMKM
អាលេ អ្នកប្រយុទ្ធ
a-leh an-k-b-ray-ut
MRMR
अलेकनायट
a-le-ka-na-yat
MSBahasa Melayu
Ksatria Ale
kas-tra-ia a-leh
MYမြန်မာ
အလဲ ကျော်
a-leh chao
NLNederlands
Ale-ridder
a-leh-ri-der
NONorsk
Ale-ridder
a-leh-ri-der
PAPA
ਅਲੇਕਨਾਇਟ
a-le-ka-na-i-t
PLPolski
Rycerz Ale
ri-t-ser a-le
PTPortuguês
cavaleiro de Ale
ka-v-a-lei-ru d'a-leh
RORomână
Cavalerul Ale
ka-va-le-rul a-le
RUРусский
рыцарь Але
rytsar a-le
SVSvenska
Ale-riddare
a-leh-ri-da-re
SWKiswahili
Askari wa Ale
a-ska-ri wa a-leh
TAதமிழ்
அலே காவலர்
a-le ka-va-lar
TEతెలుగు
అలే సైనికుడు
a-le sai-ni-ku-du
THไทย
มังกรของ Ale
mang kon kor a-leh
TLTL
Alaknight
a-la-k-night
TRTürkçe
Ale Şövalyesi
a-leh sho-va-le-si
UKУкраїнська
Рицар Аля
ry-t-sar a-lya
URاردو
الیکنٹ آف ال
a-le-k-ni-t aw-al
VITiếng Việt
Kỵ sĩ Ale
ky si a-le
YOYO
Alaknight
a-la-k-night
ZUZU
Alaknight
a-la-k-night