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Webster 1913 Edition

Drinker

Drink′er

,
Noun.
One who drinks;
as, the effects of tea on the
drinker
; also, one who drinks spirituous liquors to excess; a drunkard.
Drinker moth
(Zool.)
,
a large British moth (
Odonestis potatoria
).

Webster 1828 Edition

Drinker

DRINKER

,
Noun.
One who drinks, particularly one who practices drinking spirituous liquors to excess; a drunkard; a tipler.

Definition 2024

drinker

drinker

English

Noun

drinker ‎(plural drinkers)

  1. Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.
  2. Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis, especially when to an extent that is likely to impair his or her well-being.
  3. A device from which animals can drink.
    a bell drinker
    a nipple drinker
  4. (slang) pub
    • 2011, Tony Black, Gutted (page 88)
      Antisocial behaviour? What the **** was that? In my day antisocial meant staying in to watch the footy on Scorsporl instead of going down the drinker.

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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkə(r)

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