noun
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a person who drinks, esp a person who drinks alcohol habitually
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short for drinker moth
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of drinker
before 950; Middle English drinkere, Old English drincere. See drink, -er 1
Example Sentences
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"Felix Felicis!" said one comment, a reference to a potion in the series that makes the drinker lucky for a period of time.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Adya, the Frappuccino drinker, said she remembered experiencing that switch in the brand identity when she walked into a store in Midtown Manhattan just before the COVID-19 lockdown.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025
I had questions any wine drinker might, particularly if you recall the moment, some years ago, when inexpensive Argentine Malbec was a most-favored wine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
“We’re showing with this study that the picture of the American drinker is changing dramatically,” Lee said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2025
On top of everything else, Claire was a slow drinker, too.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
Gao, who trained in France, is helping Chinese wine expand internationally, as sommeliers seek to entice drinkers bored by Bordeaux and Barolo with new wine experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
If anything, many of the Gen Z drinkers I interviewed sounded intensely interested in food, wine, cocktails and hospitality.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Artificial intelligence users are shopping around as US giants face fierce competition from Chinese rivals -- and in Beijing's tech district, drinkers at an AI-themed bar can even plug in to DeepSeek for free.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Regularly spotted around the site's shops and bars, he too has become an attraction in his own right, mixing among ravers and drinkers.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Speed, strength, beauty, pale skin, eyes that shift color; and then Jacob’s criteria: blood drinkers, enemies of the werewolf, cold-skinned, and immortal.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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