noun
Meaning 1
One who imbibes, who drinks, especially alcoholic beverages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drinker
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
imbiber
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noun
Meaning 2
a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drinker, toper, juicer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consumer
Narrower terms: bar fly, beer drinker, ale drinker, drunk, drunkard, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino, guzzler, moderationist, drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchanal, bacchant, tippler, social drinker, wassailer, carouser
History
Etymology
From imbibe + -er.