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drinker

American  
[dring-ker] / ˈdrɪŋ kər /

noun

  1. a person who drinks.

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

drinker British  
/ ˈdrɪŋkə /

noun

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

  2. short for drinker moth

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Etymology

Origin of drinker

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

Example Sentences

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Determine what sort of wine drinker your giftee might be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Trump is a regular drinker of Diet Coke - which uses the artificial sweetener aspartame.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

My mom, a lifelong coffee drinker, just told me she’s getting into tea.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

Instead, something like this could happen: Maybe a raw milk drinker will gulp down some bird flu virus.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

“I had been led to believe that you were a better drinker than that,” said Utgardaloki drily.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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