1
a
: one that drinks
b
: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages especially to a notable degree
a heavy drinker
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Examples of drinker in a Sentence
I'm not much of a drinker.
Most of his friends are drinkers.
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Dr Pepper has invested heavily in marketing during college football games and come up with novel flavors like strawberries and cream to entice soda drinkers.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Ed Zwick’s father was quite the drinker, evidently the son not as much.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Their findings, published in Physics of Fluids, suggest that in the future, drinkers may be able to admire a perfectly foamy head for longer before enjoying their first sip.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
Invented at the legendary bar Employees Only, the Amelia was meant to take the ubiquitous Cosmo drinkers of early aughts New York City and push them toward more nuanced flavors.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Ed Zwick’s father was quite the drinker, evidently the son not as much.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Their findings, published in Physics of Fluids, suggest that in the future, drinkers may be able to admire a perfectly foamy head for longer before enjoying their first sip.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
Invented at the legendary bar Employees Only, the Amelia was meant to take the ubiquitous Cosmo drinkers of early aughts New York City and push them toward more nuanced flavors.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Drinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinker. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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