drinker

drink-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who drinks a particular type of beverage regularly.

  2. 2.

    A person who consumes alcohol, especially regularly or to excess.

Forms

plural: drinkers

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    heavy drinker — someone who consumes large amounts of alcohol
  • •
    social drinker — someone who drinks only in social situations
  • •
    problem drinker — someone whose drinking causes difficulties in their life

Related words

Antonyms: abstainer, teetotaler
See also: alcoholic, drink, drinking
Synonyms: consumer, imbiber

Etymology

From Old English drincan ("to drink") + -er (agent suffix). Related to German Trinker.