I personally think someone can drink very heavily for a long time and not be alcoholic.
It really depends in what context we are defining it. I know the AA definition, but I am not sure that is what Comet's lawyer was getting at..
Those questionaires that are out there (18 or 20 questions, whatever) would make almost every person I knew in college an alcoholic at that time, but it didn't turn out to be the case....