drink‧er /ˈdrɪŋkə $ -ər/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun:
drink,
drinker,
drinking,
drunk,
drunkenness;
adjective:
drunk,
drunken;
verb:
drink;
adverb:
drunkenly]
1. someone who regularly drinks alcohol:
Dave has always been a bit of a drinker. He was a heavy drinker (=he drank a lot).2. coffee/wine/champagne etc drinker someone who regularly drinks coffee, wine etc
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