social drinker

noun

1. a person who drinks alcoholic beverages mainly in the company of others and who generally does not drink to excess.

Other Words From

• social drinking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of social drinker¹

First recorded in 1845–50

Example Sentences

I’m a social drinker, so once socializing was gone, the cocktails I made at home became less and less frequent, and more and more basic.

From Washington Post

Ye poor wretched drunkard, social drinker, or fashionable tippler!

From Project Gutenberg

But you do have a firm recollection or opinion, in any event, that your brother was not a drinking man, even a social drinker?

From Project Gutenberg