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

Lee is credited with creating the very first single barrel bourbon, Blanton’s, which many bourbon and non-bourbon drinkers are familiar with. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

My dad’s 60th birthday was coming up, and as an avid whisky drinker with a particularly sharp nose, his dream trip has always been to explore the coastline of Islay, a Scottish island famed worldwide for its smoky, peated single malt whiskies. — Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

Thus, the drinker of the ayahuasca brew can experience its psychoactive effects. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

This happens with other substances, too – as any regular coffee drinker who has tried abruptly quitting knows. — Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 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