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

• alcoholic
• alkie [slang]
• alky
• boozehound
• boozer
• dipsomaniac
• drunk
• drunkard
• inebriate
• juicehead [slang]
• juicer [slang]
• lush
• rummy
• soak
• soaker
• sot
• souse
• tippler
• toper
• tosspot

Examples of drinker in a Sentence

I'm not much of a drinker.

Most of his friends are drinkers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Since 2020, British drinkers have flocked to the exotic-sounding Madrí beer in search of a taste of Spain in U.K. pubs. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024

As RTDs have increased in popularity in recent years, many beer makers have jumped into producing them to diversify their portfolios and entice new drinkers to visit their taprooms or pick up a six-pack. —Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 29 May 2024

Kate Berry Sake makers in California aren’t confined to the San Francisco Bay Area and its surroundings—Los Angeles also features several younger brewers who are leading the craft sake movement and educating drinkers and diners alike on the beverage’s history and versatility. —Madeleine Mori, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2023

But their product needed to be shipped to thirsty drinkers. —Lant Pritchett, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

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

Phrases Containing drinker

• social drinker