social drinker
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdrɪŋkər/
:
bebedor social
- Many social drinkers enjoy a beer while watching the game with their friends on weekends.
Do you think you're you asked me a few questions about being a social drinker and a drinker and he says, you know you're not a social drinker, right?
- Do you think you're you asked me a few questions about being a social drinker and a drinker and he says, you know you're not a social drinker, right?
Examples
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He was a nonsmoker and a social drinker, and he did not use recreational drugs.
Academic text (2006) -
We'd come back here and he'd be fine and then it was just like, well, he's just a social drinker when he's here.
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And even then I am only a social drinker.
Fiction book (1995) -
The social drinkers received no training.
Academic text (2018) -
He was a social drinker, but he was not a tobacco smoker.
Academic text (2005) -
While some would categorize Macie as a social drinker, the truth was that she had been in very few social situations in which drinking was an expectation.
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Attentional bias at baseline was found to be larger in hazardous and harmful drinkers than in social drinkers.
Academic text (2018) -
It wants to promise to go back to being a social drinker—just three drinks until my nominal alcohol target is fulfilled for the night.
Blog text (21) -
At parties, she is always a social drinker, enjoying a glass of wine with friends.
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He identifies as a social drinker, preferring to sip cocktails during gatherings rather than drinking alone.
Synonyms
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8.3
A person who often drinks alcohol like wine or beer
A person who drinks alcohol sometimes but not too much
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
social + drinker
The meaning is directly derived from combining 'social' (relating to social situations) with 'drinker' (a person who drinks), so a learner who knows both words can infer someone who drinks in social contexts. The subtle nuance of moderate consumption may require cultural knowledge, but the core concept is compositional and cross-linguistically common, making it understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Social drinker paints a simple picture: a drinker who only drinks in social moments, like someone sipping a glass at a party while talking with friends. So it means 'a person who drinks moderately, usually only in social situations'.