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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"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
When she was growing up, Adya said, she used to be a devoted Starbucks drinker.
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
I had never been a coffee drinker in the World, but now I wanted it.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
Morgan's research found that shy drinkers often felt less anxious during the evening itself.
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
Regular coffee drinkers become less sensitive to caffeine as the body adapts to the presence of the chemical.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But the social drinkers and family men stopped showing up.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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