Meanings
drinker1
plural drinkers
- agentAgent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.
- A lasiocampid moth of species Euthrix potatoria, having an orange-brown colour.
Drinker2
- A surname
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.
nounA pub.
antonym(s) of
More synonyms by meaning
nouna person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*drinkārijaz“drinker”
- Old Englishdrincere“drinker”
- Middle Englishdrinkere
- Englishdrinker
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”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πότης, πότης
- πότης (pótēs)one that drinks
- πότης (pótēs)regular drinker of alcohol
Arabic شَارِب
- شَارِب (šārib)one that drinks
Bulgarian пия́ч, пия́ница
- пия́ч (pijáč)one that drinks
- пия́ница (pijánica)regular drinker of alcohol
Catalan bevedor, bevedora
- bevedorone that drinks
- bevedoraone that drinks
- bevedorregular drinker of alcohol
- bevedoraregular drinker of alcohol
- abeuradora device
- bevedora device
Chinese Mandarin 酒徒, 酒鬼
- 酒徒 (jiǔtú)regular drinker of alcohol
- 酒鬼 (jiǔguǐ)regular drinker of alcohol
- 醉鬼 (zuìguǐ)regular drinker of alcohol
- 酒客 (jiǔkè)regular drinker of alcohol
Czech pijan
- pijanregular drinker of alcohol
Dutch drinker, drinker
- drinkerone that drinks
- drinkerregular drinker of alcohol
Finnish juoja, juoppo
- juojaone that drinks
- juopporegular drinker of alcohol
- juomariregular drinker of alcohol
- juottolaitea device
French buveur, buveuse
- buveurone that drinks
- buveuseone that drinks
- buveurregular drinker of alcohol
- buveuseregular drinker of alcohol
German Trinker, Trinkerin
- Trinkerone that drinks
- Trinkerinone that drinks
- Trinkerregular drinker of alcohol
- Trinkerinregular drinker of alcohol
- Gewohnheitstrinkerregular drinker of alcohol
- Gewohnheitstrinkerinregular drinker of alcohol
Greek πότης, πότης
- πότης (pótis)one that drinks
- πότης (pótis)regular drinker of alcohol
Hebrew שַׁתְיָן, שַׁתְיָנִית
- שַׁתְיָן (shatyán)regular drinker of alcohol
- שַׁתְיָנִית (shatyanít)regular drinker of alcohol
Hindi शौंड, शौंड
- शौंड (śauṇḍ)one that drinks
- शौंड (śauṇḍ)regular drinker of alcohol
Indonesian peminum
- peminumregular drinker of alcohol
Japanese 飲む人, 酒飲み
- 飲む人 (nomu hito)one that drinks
- 酒飲み (sakenomi)regular drinker of alcohol
- 酒好き (sakezuki)regular drinker of alcohol
Korean 술쟁이
- 술쟁이 (suljaeng'i)regular drinker of alcohol
Latin pōtor, pōtrix
- pōtorone that drinks
- pōtrixone that drinks
Portuguese bebedor, bebedora
- bebedorone that drinks
- bebedoraone that drinks
- bebedorregular drinker of alcohol
- bebedoraregular drinker of alcohol
Romanian băutor, băutoare
- băutorone that drinks
- băutoareone that drinks
Russian пью́щий, пью́щая
- пью́щий (pʹjúščij)one that drinks
- пью́щая (pʹjúščaja)one that drinks
- пья́ница (pʹjánica)regular drinker of alcohol
- пью́щий (pʹjúščij)regular drinker of alcohol
- пью́щая (pʹjúščaja)regular drinker of alcohol
Spanish bebedor, bebedora
- bebedorone that drinks
- bebedoraone that drinks
- bebedorregular drinker of alcohol
- bebedoraregular drinker of alcohol
Swahili mnywaji
- mnywajione that drinks
Turkish içici, içici
- içicione that drinks
- içiciregular drinker of alcohol
- sulaka device
Ukrainian п'я́ниця
- п'я́ниця (pʺjánycja)regular drinker of alcohol
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Cite this entry
drinker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinker
“drinker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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