drinker

[ dring-ker ]
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noun
  1. a person who drinks.

  2. a person who drinks alcohol habitually or to excess.

Origin of drinker

1
before 950; Middle English drinkere,Old English drincere.See drink, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for drinker

drinker

/ (ˈdrɪŋkə) /


noun
  1. a person who drinks, esp a person who drinks alcohol habitually

  2. short for drinker moth

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