also: すいかく
noun
drunken person; drunkard; intoxicated guest
Refers to a person who is drunk, often in a public or social setting. Slightly formal or literary; in casual speech 酔っ払い is more common.
深夜の駅には酔客が何人もいた。
There were several drunken people at the station late at night.
店員は酔客の対応に慣
The staff are used to dealing with intoxicated customers.
酔っ払い is the common, casual word for a drunk person. 酔客 is more formal and often implies a customer or guest who is drunk.
Compound of 酔 (sui, 'drunkenness') and 客 (kyaku/kaku, 'guest' or 'customer'). The reading すいきゃく is a regular on'yomi combination; すいかく is an older or less common variant.