as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
although he can still hold a job, he's definitely become a problem drinker
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Broken down, there was a 23 percent lower risk in female drinkers and 18 percent lower risk in male drinkers.
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Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Inflation-weary drinkers have simultaneously dialed back their spending on pricey liquors, putting premium spirits makers like Brown-Forman in financial peril.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
There are just too many things going wrong in liquor and Mexico: cannabis, young drinkers going away, cost, health, Mexican tariffs, Hispanic immigration issues.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Since then, many craft beer drinkers, who often like to eschew beer from large multinational breweries, stopped using the site.
—Don Tse, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Inflation-weary drinkers have simultaneously dialed back their spending on pricey liquors, putting premium spirits makers like Brown-Forman in financial peril.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
There are just too many things going wrong in liquor and Mexico: cannabis, young drinkers going away, cost, health, Mexican tariffs, Hispanic immigration issues.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Since then, many craft beer drinkers, who often like to eschew beer from large multinational breweries, stopped using the site.
—Don Tse, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Drinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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