drinker

drink·er

noun \ˈdriŋ-kər\

Definition of DRINKER

1

a : one that drinks b : a person who drinks alcoholic beverages especially to a notable degree <a heavy drinker>

2

: waterer b

Examples of DRINKER

1. I'm not much of a drinker.
2. Most of his friends are drinkers.

First Known Use of DRINKER

before 12th century

Related to DRINKER

Synonyms: alcoholic, alkie (or alky) [slang], boozehound, boozer, dipsomaniac, drunk, drunkard, inebriate, juicehead [slang], juicer [slang], lush, rummy, soak, soaker, sot, souse, tippler, toper, tosspot

Related Words: swigger, swiller; wino

Near Antonyms: abstainer, nondrinker, teetotaler (or teetotaller), teetotalist

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Rhymes with DRINKER

blinker, clinker, linker, prinker, shrinker, sinker, skinker, stinker, thinker, tinker, winker