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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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Distribution with Regal is indicative of Leitner-Waldman’s theory that wine drinkers are eschewing the more stodgy and outdated way that they were presented wines—the white tablecloth fine dining experience—and instead seeking to sip on wine during more active occasions.
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John Kell, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
On a mission to reinvent Denver’s nightlife scene, founder Arend Richard created a space to cater to tokers instead of drinkers, and it’s been a long time coming.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
The final results showed that 40% of people who never drank had brain injuries, 45% of moderate drinkers had injuries, 44% of heavy drinkers had injuries and 50% of former heavy drinkers had injuries.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
By the 1970s, a new generation of American drinkers increasingly turned to vodka and lighter spirits, seeing them as more modern and fashionable, than whiskey.
— Made By History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
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John Kell, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
On a mission to reinvent Denver’s nightlife scene, founder Arend Richard created a space to cater to tokers instead of drinkers, and it’s been a long time coming.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
The final results showed that 40% of people who never drank had brain injuries, 45% of moderate drinkers had injuries, 44% of heavy drinkers had injuries and 50% of former heavy drinkers had injuries.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
By the 1970s, a new generation of American drinkers increasingly turned to vodka and lighter spirits, seeing them as more modern and fashionable, than whiskey.
— Made By History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Drinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinker. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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