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
According to the most recent Consumer Price Index report, coffee drinkers are in for a big jolt.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Phoenix is, without a doubt, a coffee-drinkers' city.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Those studies, however, focused on older people and didn’t differentiate between former drinkers and lifelong nondrinkers, thus potentially skewing the results, study authors said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
With this much optionality, the machine will work for the coffee obsessive who weighs her beans every time and the more laissez-faire coffee drinker.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Phoenix is, without a doubt, a coffee-drinkers' city.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Those studies, however, focused on older people and didn’t differentiate between former drinkers and lifelong nondrinkers, thus potentially skewing the results, study authors said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
With this much optionality, the machine will work for the coffee obsessive who weighs her beans every time and the more laissez-faire coffee drinker.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drinker
Noun
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James, who quit drinking three years ago, was a functional alcoholic for years.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her mother abandoned her when Wuornos was 4, and she was adopted by her grandparents, who were alcoholics.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 1984, a 20-year-old woman named Kathleen Barry was killed in a drunk-driving crash, prompting legal reforms in Massachusetts.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yes, that is not a way to clear herself from the problem of very publicly calling Shannon a drunk.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Drinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinker. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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