DRINKER

drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer

(noun) a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)

drinker

(noun) a person who drinks liquids

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

drinker (plural drinkers)

Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.

Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.

A device from which animals can drink.

(slang) A pub.

Synonyms

• (drunkard): alcoholic, souse, suck-pint; See also drunkard

• (pub): boozer, local, watering hole; See also pub

Antonyms

• (drunkard): teetotaler, nondrinker; See also teetotaler

Anagrams

• redrink

Source: Wiktionary


Drink"er, n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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