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
The traditional way of preparing it, whisking the powder together with hot water in a small bowl, also appeals to drinkers who want to slow down and be more intentional, Mills said.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Non-coffee drinkers can opt for the blueberry matcha latte, which goes beautifully with one of the oversized blueberry muffins.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
New York — Coffee drinkers are in for a jolt long before their first sip.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Plus, coffee drinkers’ palates and expectations have been shaped by decades of drinking arabica.
—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
But while a music festival is a perfect location to find a bunch of beer drinkers that will stick their arm in a box of mosquitoes, there are some drawbacks to doing research in a place like this.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 8 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
Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Non-coffee drinkers can opt for the blueberry matcha latte, which goes beautifully with one of the oversized blueberry muffins.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
New York — Coffee drinkers are in for a jolt long before their first sip.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Plus, coffee drinkers’ palates and expectations have been shaped by decades of drinking arabica.
—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
But while a music festival is a perfect location to find a bunch of beer drinkers that will stick their arm in a box of mosquitoes, there are some drawbacks to doing research in a place like this.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 8 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
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,
4 Sep. 2025
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The district court agreed, pointing to traditions of disarming felons, alcoholics, and the mentally ill.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Drinkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinkers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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