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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Recent Examples of drinker
Heavy drinkers were less likely to have hypertension and stroke — a result that may seem counterintuitive.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Both former heavy drinkers and heavy drinkers also had higher odds of developing tau tangles, an Alzheimer’s biomarker.5
Why Does Drinking Make the Brain More Prone to Injury?
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
Instead of rolling out fancy marketing programs, brands should educate drinkers about what makes their liquid special.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Researchers similarly found that former heavy drinkers also had a lower brain mass ratio and worse cognitive abilities.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Both former heavy drinkers and heavy drinkers also had higher odds of developing tau tangles, an Alzheimer’s biomarker.5
Why Does Drinking Make the Brain More Prone to Injury?
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
Instead of rolling out fancy marketing programs, brands should educate drinkers about what makes their liquid special.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Researchers similarly found that former heavy drinkers also had a lower brain mass ratio and worse cognitive abilities.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drinker
Noun
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Tracker's season 2 finale centers primarily on the disappearance of Bill Weaver (Brian Keane), a local restaurateur and recovering alcoholic.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 May 2025
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Delia is a recovering alcoholic, after all, and with the scent Erivo could carry that past with her as well as a certain amount of freshness that comes with working on an apple farm.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
Noun
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In the play’s finest scene, a sympathetic drunk (Trevor Fox) tries to reel Moat back from his horrors.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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That’s different from dealing with homosexual drunks.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Drinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinker. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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