drinker

[dring-ker]

noun

1. a person who drinks.

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

ˈdrinker

/ ˈdrɪŋkə /

noun

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

2. short for drinker moth

Word History and Origins

Origin of drinker¹

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

Example Sentences

Heineken last month said its global beer sales would fall next year as drinkers cut back because of pressure on their household budgets.

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But he doesn’t seem all that attentive, & I think he is a drinker.

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The trial involved 200 patients who were regular coffee drinkers and had persistent AFib or a related condition known as atrial flutter, along with a history of AFib.

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She calls for creative thinking from writers and drinkers, and demonstrates the same with her prose.

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“I was a lone drinker and could seal myself up from people,” he says now, adding that he’s lucky he didn’t end up in jail at certain points for driving blackout drunk.

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• alcoholic