noun
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a person who drinks, esp a person who drinks alcohol habitually
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short for drinker moth
Etymology
Origin of drinker
before 950; Middle English drinkere, Old English drincere. See drink, -er 1
Example Sentences
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From the all-seeing perch of a solo drinker, I watched tourists come and go.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
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
Like me, my high school friend was never a heavy drinker.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024
I had never been a coffee drinker in the World, but now I wanted it.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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