as in alcoholics
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 drinkers
For drinkers, Madeira is best understood by grape and sweetness rather than vintage or even site.
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The sake list is organized by taste profile rather than technical classification, reinforcing its mission to make sake approachable for both newcomers and longtime drinkers.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The once-reliable business of selling alcohol to the world’s drinkers has been looking tougher of late.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Heineken, which also brews Amstel and Birra Moretti, cut its financial guidance twice last year as drinkers cut back on buying beer because of the higher cost of living.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Many drinkers still have a negative image of the whole category because of past encounters with flawed bottles.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
In one new study, regular coffee drinkers had telomeres that appeared five years younger than their biological age, potentially due to the drink’s antioxidants.
—Emma Loewe, Outside, 12 Jan. 2026
Craft beer drinkers know Pliny the Elder as the inspiration for his namesake double IPA.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
With over 6,000 wineries in 65 appellations, Bordeaux can be a confusing category for wine drinkers, especially when faced with dozens of lookalike bottles on a store shelf, so the 2025 Cru Bourgeois du Médoc helps cut through the fog and highlights the best of the best.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The sake list is organized by taste profile rather than technical classification, reinforcing its mission to make sake approachable for both newcomers and longtime drinkers.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The once-reliable business of selling alcohol to the world’s drinkers has been looking tougher of late.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Heineken, which also brews Amstel and Birra Moretti, cut its financial guidance twice last year as drinkers cut back on buying beer because of the higher cost of living.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Many drinkers still have a negative image of the whole category because of past encounters with flawed bottles.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
In one new study, regular coffee drinkers had telomeres that appeared five years younger than their biological age, potentially due to the drink’s antioxidants.
—Emma Loewe, Outside, 12 Jan. 2026
Craft beer drinkers know Pliny the Elder as the inspiration for his namesake double IPA.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
With over 6,000 wineries in 65 appellations, Bordeaux can be a confusing category for wine drinkers, especially when faced with dozens of lookalike bottles on a store shelf, so the 2025 Cru Bourgeois du Médoc helps cut through the fog and highlights the best of the best.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drinkers
alcoholics
Noun
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Because his subject was surrounded by colorful and often unpredictable characters—alcoholics, neurotics, and blowhards—Perkins’s self-effacing qualities make for a dramatic contrast and a wealth of wild stories.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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