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a
: one that drinks
b
: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages especially to a notable degree
a heavy drinker
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Examples of drinker in a Sentence
I'm not much of a drinker.
Most of his friends are drinkers.
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On the whole, the women who watched more TV tended to be older, were more likely to be smokers or drinkers, consumed more calories and had higher body mass index scores than women who watched less TV.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
Advertisement On the whole, the women who watched more TV tended to be older, were more likely to be smokers or drinkers, consumed more calories and had higher body mass index scores than women who watched less TV.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
The raid took place on Feb. 23, 2023, and resulted in nine tickets to underage drinkers and about 40 additional patrons who left the bar to avoid a ticket.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024
Since 2020, British drinkers have flocked to the exotic-sounding Madrí beer in search of a taste of Spain in U.K. pubs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
Advertisement On the whole, the women who watched more TV tended to be older, were more likely to be smokers or drinkers, consumed more calories and had higher body mass index scores than women who watched less TV.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
The raid took place on Feb. 23, 2023, and resulted in nine tickets to underage drinkers and about 40 additional patrons who left the bar to avoid a ticket.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024
Since 2020, British drinkers have flocked to the exotic-sounding Madrí beer in search of a taste of Spain in U.K. pubs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024
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“Drinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinker. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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