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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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of drinker1

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

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Example Sentences

This might not fool a knowledgeable whiskey drinker, but how many of those desperate for Pappy are knowledgeable whiskey drinkers?

Princess Margaret—another Royal sibling who struggled with lack of purpose—was a habitual, heavy drinker.

However, after completing their nomination, the drinker then challenges friends to do the same thing.

His daddy was a drinker, not much for raising kids, so Johnny was farmed off to an uncle, Joe France, the toughest rancher around.

According to a former girlfriend who asked not to be identified, Wafer was a heavy drinker during at least part of his life.

His countenance showed marks of dissipation, for he was a heavy drinker, and this served to further brutalize his nature.

A glass of brandy may save the life of a person who never touches spirits, but would have no effect on an habitual brandy-drinker.

This face, though red and inflamed like that of a heavy drinker, showed spots where the skin was yellow.

He had always been what is called "a moderate drinker," and his politics had always been the opposite of Noah's in the North.

Here is one, told to illustrate the cleverness of a drinker.

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