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drinker

drin·ker

UK/ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/ US/ˈdɹɪŋkɚ/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

a person who drinks liquids

2.

a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)

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Origin

From Middle English drinkere, drynkere, from Old English drincere (“drinker”), from Proto-Germanic *drinkārijaz (“drinker”), equivalent to drink + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Drinker (“drinker”), West Frisian drinker (“drinker”), Dutch drinker (“drinker”), German Low German Drinker (“drinker”), German Trinker (“drinker”), Danish drikker (“drinker”), Swedish drickare, drinkare (“drinker”).

Phrases

  • binge drinker
  • drinker moth
  • milk drinker
  • social drinker
  • two-fisted drinker
  • water drinker

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