drinker

Definition

  • noun: a person who drinks alcohol especially in large amounts
  • noun: one that 'drinks'
  • synonyms: drunkard, imbiber, quaffer

Examples

  • She's a big beer/wine/coffee 'drinker'. [=she drinks a lot of beer/wine/coffee]

  • Most of his friends are 'drinkers'.

  • He's a heavy/moderate 'drinker'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) the cowboy hats and a buckle and... they just drink a lot of beer. - (man whistles) - See? There they are. See... And beer drinkers are really different people because they... something happens to their hearing. They go almost... Now, they drink a lot of beer and the beer does not go here, (..)
    1983 Bill Cosby: Himself