drinker

noun

drink·​er ˈdriŋ-kər 

1

a

: one that drinks

b

: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages especially to a notable degree

a heavy drinker

2

: waterer sense b

Synonyms of drinker

• alcoholic

Examples of drinker in a Sentence

I'm not much of a drinker.

Most of his friends are drinkers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Most coffee drinkers can relax about their daily brew, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association on caffeine and heart health. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The beer gives American drinkers an approachable introduction to the grain. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

For the non-coffee drinkers, there’s something for them, too. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Non-beer drinkers can also partake of Tioga Sequoia’s blueberry honey spritzer. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing drinker

• social drinker

Rhymes for drinker

• clinker
• linker
• pinker
• sinker
• thinker
• tinker
• freethinker