"drinker" meaning in English

See drinker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdrɪŋkə(r)/ [UK], /ˈdrɪŋkɚ/ [US] Audio: en-au-drinker.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-drinker.wav [US] Forms: drinker [singular], drinkers [plural]
Etymology: drink + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|drink|er}} drink + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A drinker is a person who drinks alcohol regularly, and sometimes drinks too much of it.
    Sense id: simple-drinker-en-noun-F3jmb8Kt
  2. A coffee drinker drinks coffee regularly; a tea drinker drinks tea regularly.
    Sense id: simple-drinker-en-noun-UpF03~jD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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