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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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Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
The damage can be similar to what’s seen in a heavy drinker and lead to cirrhosis — advanced scarring of the liver — as well as liver cancer.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Two-thirds of American adults drink coffee each day, according to the National Coffee Association, and on average, American coffee drinkers consume about three cups of coffee per day.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Others took the vodka drinker to the McAlister Institute’s Recovery and Bridge Center, a small, unassuming building in San Diego’s Grant Hill neighborhood that offers short-term detox beds.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
The damage can be similar to what’s seen in a heavy drinker and lead to cirrhosis — advanced scarring of the liver — as well as liver cancer.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Two-thirds of American adults drink coffee each day, according to the National Coffee Association, and on average, American coffee drinkers consume about three cups of coffee per day.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Others took the vodka drinker to the McAlister Institute’s Recovery and Bridge Center, a small, unassuming building in San Diego’s Grant Hill neighborhood that offers short-term detox beds.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Drinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinker. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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