noun
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a person who drinks, esp a person who drinks alcohol habitually
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short for drinker moth
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Etymology
Origin of drinker
before 950; Middle English drinkere, Old English drincere. See drink, -er 1
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“A regular or even frequent drinker did not usually fit the bill,” Justice Gorsuch says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
"I'm a bit of a coffee drinker, I love a good cup of coffee in the morning," she said.
From BBC ● May 31, 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
In October, he wrote a piece for his newsletter “Fingers” all about what he calls the “infantilization” of the American drinker.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
Her Pepperup Potion worked instantly, though it left the drinker smoking at the ears for several hours afterward.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Today, foodies and younger drinkers are embracing it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
In 2019 researchers at the University of Exeter studied this in 97 social drinkers.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a regular and was back this year, conducting a band and thousands of singing beer drinkers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The regular coffee drinkers first stopped consuming coffee for two weeks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
German beer drinkers are fiercely loyal to their local brand, so there are no national brands in Germany analogous to our Budweiser, Miller, or Coors.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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