1
a
: one that drinks
b
: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages especially to a notable degree
a heavy drinker
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Examples of drinker in a Sentence
I'm not much of a drinker.
Most of his friends are drinkers.
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The controversial new trend of adding ice to beer has spread among young drinkers, prompting mixed reactions.
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But while a music festival is a perfect location to find a bunch of beer drinkers that will stick their arm in a box of mosquitoes, there are some drawbacks to doing research in a place like this.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Dr Pepper has invested heavily in marketing during college football games and come up with novel flavors like strawberries and cream to entice soda drinkers.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Their findings, published in Physics of Fluids, suggest that in the future, drinkers may be able to admire a perfectly foamy head for longer before enjoying their first sip.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But while a music festival is a perfect location to find a bunch of beer drinkers that will stick their arm in a box of mosquitoes, there are some drawbacks to doing research in a place like this.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Dr Pepper has invested heavily in marketing during college football games and come up with novel flavors like strawberries and cream to entice soda drinkers.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Their findings, published in Physics of Fluids, suggest that in the future, drinkers may be able to admire a perfectly foamy head for longer before enjoying their first sip.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drinker
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“Drinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinker. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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