as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
although he can still hold a job, he's definitely become a problem drinker
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Recent Examples of drinker
Plus, coffee drinkers’ palates and expectations have been shaped by decades of drinking arabica.
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Alex Mayyasi, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2025
The controversial new trend of adding ice to beer has spread among young drinkers, prompting mixed reactions.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Interestingly, the vast majority of matcha drinkers today don’t experience chanoyu, even as matcha purveyors borrow from the practice’s aesthetics.
—Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 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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Alex Mayyasi, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2025
The controversial new trend of adding ice to beer has spread among young drinkers, prompting mixed reactions.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Interestingly, the vast majority of matcha drinkers today don’t experience chanoyu, even as matcha purveyors borrow from the practice’s aesthetics.
—Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drinker
Noun
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Staples, played in the movie by Emily Blunt, was a recovering alcoholic, and the couple’s fraught journeys with sobriety led to feelings of abandonment and bitterness.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Charlie Sheen once piloted a jet drunk.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stray Bullets • In this week’s post-credits scene, Adrian removes the pants of the drunk, sleeping John Economos and plants a tender kiss on his forehead.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Drinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinker. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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