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 who prefer fruit-forward reds, this 2024 Cabernet Franc from Boundary Breaks delivers. —Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Erin Murphy, the attorney representing Hemani, countered that the whole point of the historical laws was to distinguish between drinkers and drunkards. —Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 18 June 2026

When the final marketing report was published, only 2% of San Diego beer drinkers identified King Snedley as their brand of choice. —Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026

For $20, interested coffee-drinkers can receive $5 vouchers to 11 coffee shops around the region. —Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 15 June 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