How to Use drinker in a Sentence

drinker

noun
  • I'm not much of a drinker.
  • Most of his friends are drinkers.
  • Now, non-drinkers stay in the mix.
    William Jones, Ascend Agency, 27 Feb. 2026
  • There are whiskey drinkers and milk drinkers.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Feb. 2026
  • For wine drinkers, the lever is on the shelf.
    Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • My in-laws are heavy drinkers (not all but quite a few).
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Pour one out for the homies, Boise beer drinkers.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
  • But there are people who are heavy drinkers on this cast.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
  • For drinkers who like a bit more bite in the glass, this is the sweet spot.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Here are five tips for the novice bourbon drinker in your life.
    Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2022
  • This set of four glasses makes a great gift for any wine drinker.
    Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
  • At the same time, his fame as a hard drinker grew right beside it.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Younger drinkers don’t and won’t talk about wine the way older drinkers do.
    ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • Diehard drinkers can go for bold flavors like beet, rose, and lemon cayenne.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2019
  • If there are beer drinkers in the group, take note of their local brews.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Since then, the place has been embraced by both wine drinkers and ghost hunters.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
  • That puts real power in the hands of the drinker.
    Maryam Ahmed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Good news for daily coffee or tea drinkers.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Some coffee drinkers swear by using lemons to get rid of the stains.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
  • The horses were hurt and it was supposed the drinker of rot gut was killed.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • For a lot of bourbon drinkers, rye whiskey can sometimes be a tough sell.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Phoenix is, without a doubt, a coffee-drinkers' city.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • For her husband, a bourbon drinker, a fridge with craft ice was a must.
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 25 July 2023
  • Bloom’s boasts were the fact-lite braggadocio of a dive bar day drinker.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Red wine and coffee drinkers may want to find a darker shade to play it safe.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The absence of either can and should feel like a big red flag to drinkers.
    Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
  • For the non-coffee drinkers, there’s something for them, too.
    Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • This shop has all types of coffee, which help cater to every kind of drinker.
    Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The resurgence of gin over the last decade has been nothing short of a boon for drinkers.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • This rounds out the cocktail to the point that even non-whiskey drinkers could enjoy it.
    Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 10 Apr. 2018

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'drinker.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: