drinker

noun

drink·​er ˈdriŋ-kər 

1

a

: one that drinks

b

: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages especially to a notable degree

a heavy drinker

2

: waterer sense b

Synonyms of drinker

• alcoholic

Examples of drinker in a Sentence

I'm not much of a drinker.

Most of his friends are drinkers.

Recent Examples on the Web

For drinkers used to chasing impossibly scarce bottles, this bourbon lineup offers a certain clarity. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

For bourbon drinkers, the recognition is especially notable, because Maker’s Mark Cask Strength is not a rare collector’s release or a limited bottle that requires a lottery to track down. —Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 23 May 2026

That kind of optionality means the machine will work for the coffee obsessive who weighs her beans every time and the more laissez-faire coffee drinker. —Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026

Now even casual drinkers seem to be on a journey of sorts—if not toward sobriety, then toward some kind of self-knowledge. —Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing drinker

• social drinker

Rhymes for drinker

• clinker
• linker
• pinker
• sinker
• thinker
• tinker
• freethinker