Drinker Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈdɹɪŋkɝ/

DRING-kur

UK

/dɹˈɪŋkɐ/

DRING-kuh

परिभाषा

A drinker is a person who drinks, especially someone who often drinks alcohol. The word can describe both casual and heavy drinkers.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Most often refers to someone who drinks alcohol. It can be neutral (casual drinker) or negative (heavy drinker, problem drinker). Common collocations: 'social drinker', 'heavy drinker', 'binge drinker'. Not commonly used for drinking non-alcoholic beverages unless context is clear.

• Spanish: bebedor - bebedora
• Portuguese (BR): bebedor - bebedora
• Portuguese (PT): bebedor - bebedora
• Chinese (Simplified): 饮酒者 - 喝酒的人
• Chinese (Traditional): 飲酒者 - 喝酒的人
• Hindi: पीनेवाला - शराबी
• Arabic: شارب
• Bengali: পানকারী - মদ্যপ
• Russian: пьяница - любитель выпить - выпивающий
• Japanese: 飲む人 - 酒飲み
• Vietnamese: người uống rượu - người nhậu
• Korean: 술을 마시는 사람 - 주정뱅이
• Turkish: içici - alkol içicisi
• Urdu: پینے والا - شرابی
• Indonesian: peminum - peminum alkohol

उदाहरण वाक्य

He is not a drinker at all.

basic

My uncle is a heavy drinker.

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Are you a drinker?

basic

She's more of a social drinker – just a glass of wine at dinner.

natural

The party got out of hand when too many drinkers showed up.

natural

He's not much of a drinker these days.

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