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drinker

[ dring-ker ]
/ ˈdrɪŋ kər /
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noun
a person who drinks.
a person who drinks alcohol habitually or to excess.
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Origin of drinker

before 950; Middle English drinkere,Old English drincere.See drink, -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for drinker

drinker
/ (ˈdrɪŋkə) /

noun
a person who drinks, esp a person who drinks alcohol habitually
short for drinker moth
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