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

Legrand believes that curiosity increasingly reflects how today's wine drinkers are approaching the category. — Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

How consumers -- especially younger drinkers -- answer them will determine whether an industry long defined by fuddy-duddy pretense can find its footing in 2026 and beyond. — ABC News, 22 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

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