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

So why do winemakers and drinkers put up with all this heartbreak? —Emily Price, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

After four months, the regular drinkers reduced their alcohol intake from an average of 23.2 units per week to 7.8 units week. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025

The couple, who have been married for over 10 years, hopes that the book will bring both the drinkers and non-drinkers together, making every sip feel like a special occasion. —Emily Rella, People.com, 6 May 2025

The detective here, blending a couple of characters from the book, is Inspector Leach, a depressed drinker so unkempt one wonders why he hasn’t been put on administrative leave. —Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025

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