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drinker

drinker

83 1.8
A person who often drinks alcohol
  • noun
  • /ˈdrɪŋkər/
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  • Anna would become a heavy drinker of whiskey and would smoke slim cigars at forty.
  • heavy drinkers
  • binge drinkers
  • moderate drinkers

Tia is not a big drinker, no at all.

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Examples

  • When asked if he was a big drinker, he hedged and said that he was not.

    Academic text (1995)
  • He's a heavy drinker.

  • Never saw a gin drinker yet you could trust.

  • My best friend Michael, his dad was a big drinker so he hated all that stuff.

  • I'm not usually much of a drinker.

  • And her father was a very heavy drinker, and I didn't like that at all.

  • You know, it's it's a drinker's paradise over there.

  • The highest percentage of drinkers was male students aged 21 years.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Gordon was a careful drinker himself but drank in what seemed to him the American way.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • My uncle is a regular drinker who enjoys trying different types of beer.

Synonyms

drunk
vsdrinker
  • Informal
137 3.5

A person who has too much alcohol in their body, either now or often

describes habitual drinking without implying present intoxication
alcoholic
vsdrinker
41 4.7

Addicted to drinking alcohol

is a neutral habit label that does not imply addiction
drunkard
vsdrinker
17 5.5

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is the neutral habit term without frequent intoxication implication
lush
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
6 7.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

describes regular consumption without implying chronic excess
beer drinker
vsdrinker
5 1.0

A person who often drinks beer

is general across all alcoholic drinks, not just one type
boozer
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
3 9.4

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is a neutral description of regular drinking without excess label
juicer
vsdrinker
  • Informal
2 8.8

A person who regularly drinks large amounts of alcohol

is the neutral term that lacks the informal tone
sot
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is the factual term without the strong negative label
guzzler
vsdrinker
  • Informal
1 7.7

A person who drinks large amounts of alcohol very quickly

can mean regular drinking without the greedy or rapid manner
souse
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who drinks too much alcohol most of the time

is the neutral descriptor without insulting or harsh tone
rummy
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who drinks alcohol too much

is neutral about addiction and only states regular drinking
tippler
vsdrinker
  • Archaic
1 8.3

A person who often drinks alcohol like wine or beer

is the neutral label but can include heavier consumption
imbiber
vsdrinker
1 8.4

A person who drinks alcohol a lot

focuses on regular use rather than amount alone
swiller
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
1 8.6

A person who drinks too much alcohol

focuses on routine drinking without implying greed or excess
soaker
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
1 9.2

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is broader and can mean regular drinking without chronic excess
inebriate
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is a general habit label not stressing chronic excess
dipsomaniac
vsdrinker
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who cannot stop drinking alcohol

describes regular drinking without implying uncontrollable craving
quaffer
vsdrinker
  • Archaic
9.8

A person who drinks a lot of alcohol and enjoys it

describes habitual drinking without the strong enthusiasm or volume
ale drinker
vsdrinker
5.2

A person who often drinks ale or beer

covers habitual drinking without specifying a favorite drink
winebibber
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who drinks too much wine

is neutral and not limited to any single alcoholic type
swigger
vsdrinker
  • Informal
9.9

A person who drinks alcohol in big quick gulps

describes habitual consumption but not the aggressive drinking style
two-fisted drinker
vsdrinker
  • Slang
9.3

A person who drinks a lot of alcohol quickly

is the broader habit label without rapid or showy drinking
likker
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who drinks alcohol too often and gets drunk

is neutral and not marked as informal slang
toper
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is the neutral habit term without highlighting overindulgence
shikker
vsdrinker
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who often drinks too much alcohol

is neutral and not colloquial or judgemental
town drunkard
vsdrinker
  • Offensive
8.1

A person in a town who often drinks too much and people know it

is a general term for anyone who regularly drinks, not a local label

Antonyms

5 7.5

A person who never drinks alcohol

1 5.4

A person who does not drink alcohol

1 4.8

A person who does not drink alcohol

Compounds

5 1.0

A person who often drinks beer

A person who drinks alcohol only at parties or with friends

A person who often drinks ale or beer

9.3

A person who drinks a lot of alcohol quickly

How Much

alcoholic
222 3.3
drinker
83 1.8
nondrinker
1 4.8

Surface Forms

drinker singular
drinkers plural

Morphology

drinker = drink (transparent) = drink + er

Productive agentive formation: '-er' added to the verb 'drink' clearly yields 'person who drinks', so learners can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Drinker comes from the old English verb drink, which meant 'to take liquid into the body', plus the ending -er that means 'one who', like in singer or worker. So a drinker is literally 'one who drinks', and today it often means a person who drinks alcohol regularly.