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

Word History and Origins

Origin of drinker¹

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

Example Sentences

“He was always nice to me,” Leno says, “but I know Johnny was not a good drinker and when he got drunk he got a little mean.”

From Los Angeles Times

The recent decision comes after years of customer complaints urging the coffeehouse chain to remove the extra fee to cater to a growing number of non-milk drinkers.

From Salon

A heavy drinker, he was in the middle of a seven-year stretch of sobriety and “aggressively wanted me to adopt the values of whatever rehab programme he was in,” Stamper recalls.

From BBC

An extremely light drinker, Yamamoto said that even the magnitude of this victory couldn’t drive him to imbibe any of the adult beverages provided to the players.

From Los Angeles Times

Researchers found drinkers tend to stick to a specific number of servings when drinking at a pub, regardless of size.

From BBC

Related Words

• alcoholic