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

Coffee drinkers are less likely to die from coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine nutrition experts said. —Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026

Though the craft beer industry has fallen on hard times post-pandemic, Eberhardt sees now as the perfect time to find new and inventive ways to excite drinkers. —Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 7 May 2026

New research is pushing back on the idea that caffeine is a simple energy fix, suggesting your morning coffee may be quietly working against you in ways most drinkers don’t realize. —Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026

The Single Barrel Collection, first introduced in 2025, was designed to give drinkers more consistent access to the distillery’s 10 unique recipes. —Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 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