social drinker

noun

Someone who only drinks alcohol when with acquaintances who are drinking.

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Meanings

nounsocial drinker (plural social drinkers)

plural social drinkers

  1. Someone who only drinks alcohol when with acquaintances who are drinking.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities

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social drinker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20drinker

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“social drinker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20drinker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social drinker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20drinker.

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