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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When she was growing up, Adya said, she used to be a devoted Starbucks drinker.
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
Determine what sort of wine drinker your giftee might be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
"But I'm not much of a social drinker anyway," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Ask anyone for the wife of Peter Molloy, champion pint drinker.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
"In the day, a lot of customers are pint drinkers, so the revenue is completely different."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Founded in the 1830s, or maybe earlier, it’s been a private arts club, a home for nonconformist thinkers and drinkers since gaslights burned.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Studies indicate that regular tea drinkers experience a reduced prevalence of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, particularly in older adults.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
Amid a boom time for white wine, Albariño, the Iberian variety, is drawing in drinkers and diners of all stripes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The local beer loyalties of individual German drinkers are reinforced by German laws that make it hard for foreign beers to compete in the German market.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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