drinker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(agent, form-of) Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.
form of drink
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Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.
At a single table a couple of Chinese drinkers looked up incuriously.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 280:a heavy drinker
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A device from which animals can drink.
a nipple drinker
a bell drinker
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(slang) A pub.
Antisocial behaviour? What the hell was that? In my day antisocial meant staying in to watch the footy on Scotsport instead of going down the drinker.
2011, Tony Black, Gutted, page 88:
- A lasiocampid moth of species Euthrix potatoria, having an orange-brown colour.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drinkers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
teetotaler (antonym(s) of) · nondrinker
Deriveds
water drinker · binge drinker · social drinker · milk drinker · day drinker · Christmas drinker · nondrinker · drinker moth · B-drinker · two-fisted drinker · non-drinker
Synonyms
suck-pint · souse · watering hole · local · alcoholic (drunkard) · boozer (pub)
Translations (86)
de Gewohnheitstrinkerin (regular drinker of alcohol) · br lonker (regular drinker of alcohol) · nrf béveux (one that drinks) · te త్రాగుబోతు (regular drinker of alcohol) · es bebedor (regular drinker of alcohol) · nrf b'veux (one that drinks) · ca abeurador (a device) · el πότης (one that drinks) · de Trinkerin (regular drinker of alcohol) · fr buveur (regular drinker of alcohol) · br ever (regular drinker of alcohol) · ru пью́щий (one that drinks) · es bebedora (one that drinks) · de Gewohnheitstrinker (regular drinker of alcohol) · txb yokänta (one that drinks) · uk п'я́ниця (regular drinker of alcohol) · mr पिणारं (one that drinks) · ca bevedor (one that drinks) · yo ọ̀mùtío (regular drinker of alcohol) · cmn 醉鬼 (regular drinker of alcohol) · tr sulak (a device) · fi juomari (regular drinker of alcohol) · la pōtor (one that drinks) · de Trinker (regular drinker of alcohol) · az içən (one that drinks) · mr पिणारे (one that drinks) · nrf béveux (regular drinker of alcohol) · nl drinker (one that drinks) · unm mënèt (one that drinks) · gv iuder (one that drinks) · grc πότης (regular drinker of alcohol) · fi juoppo (regular drinker of alcohol) · br ever (one that drinks) · mr पिणारा (one that drinks) · bg пия́ч (one that drinks) · ro băutor (one that drinks) · cmn 酒鬼 (regular drinker of alcohol) · ko 술쟁이 (regular drinker of alcohol) · ru пью́щая (one that drinks) · tr içici (regular drinker of alcohol) · fi juottolaite (a device) · he שַׁתְיָן (regular drinker of alcohol) · ja 酒飲み (regular drinker of alcohol) · pt bebedora (one that drinks) · fr buveuse (regular drinker of alcohol) · ca bevedora (one that drinks) · hi शौंड (regular drinker of alcohol) · gv iuder (regular drinker of alcohol) · grc πότης (one that drinks) · nrf b'veux (regular drinker of alcohol) · ca bevedora (regular drinker of alcohol) · es bebedor (one that drinks) · ja 酒好き (regular drinker of alcohol) · ca bevedor (regular drinker of alcohol) · az içici (regular drinker of alcohol) · be п'я́ніца (regular drinker of alcohol) · es bebedora (regular drinker of alcohol) · ro băutoare (one that drinks) · fr buveur (one that drinks) · ja 飲む人 (one that drinks) · pt bebedor (regular drinker of alcohol) · he שַׁתְיָנִית (regular drinker of alcohol) · ru пья́ница (regular drinker of alcohol) · id peminum (regular drinker of alcohol) · nl drinker (regular drinker of alcohol) · ru пью́щая (regular drinker of alcohol) · de Trinkerin (one that drinks) · cs pijan (regular drinker of alcohol) · hi शौंड (one that drinks) · fr buveuse (one that drinks) · fi juoja (one that drinks) · sw mnywaji (one that drinks) · pt bebedor (one that drinks) · pt bebedora (regular drinker of alcohol) · de Trinker (one that drinks) · ar شَارِب (one that drinks) · az içkiçi (regular drinker of alcohol) · bg пия́ница (regular drinker of alcohol) · mr पिणारी (one that drinks) · la pōtrix (one that drinks) · tr içici (one that drinks) · cmn 酒徒 (regular drinker of alcohol) · el πότης (regular drinker of alcohol) · cmn 酒客 (regular drinker of alcohol) · ca bevedor (a device) · ru пью́щий (regular drinker of alcohol)