noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a beer drinker
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I'm not really a beer drinker.
a big eater/drinker/spender etc
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Des is a big gambler, you know.
habitual drinker/gambler etc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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Big glass is enough. Big drinker .
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Okay, so perhaps he wasn't known as a big drinker , but what the hell?
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The former Soviet Union was the world's biggest tea drinker in 1990, taking over 230,000 tonnes.
habitual
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Johnstone has confronted his fall from grace with the kind of honest self-awareness that is rare in habitual drinkers .
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Many habitual drinkers of caffeine-containing beverages find that they must increase their dose to achieve the preferred degree of stimulation.
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Blood alcohol levels rise at pretty much the same rate in infrequent and habitual drinkers .
heavy
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Her husband was apparently a heavy drinker , and their marriage was deeply unhappy.
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But he was not, as Stone contends, a heavy drinker in earlier years.
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Both were heavy red-wine drinkers , always bloated, and each jealously guarded his own inferior status.
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All were heavy apple juice drinkers .
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Many damaging consequences can result from being a heavy drinker but alcoholism does not come simply from drinking too much.
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In his youth Tom had been a heavy drinker .
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Hispanics are more often heavy drinkers than whites or blacks.
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He was fond of alcohol - he was a consistent, if not a heavy , drinker .
moderate
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Teetotallers are three times more likely to develop tiresome winter snuffles than moderate drinkers , researchers have found.
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This is one of the first mortality studies of moderate alcohol drinkers in the non-Western world.
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While moderate drinkers were just as likely to become infected with the germs, fewer became ill with the symptoms.
wine
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However, more wine drinkers are consuming Pinot Noir these days, and the biggest reason is sheer pleasure.
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Founded in 1900, Beaulieu Vineyard is trying to lure younger wine drinkers .
■ NOUN
beer
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If you're a beer drinker , there's only one place to be this weekend.
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Of course, Tesoro offers plenty of choices for the beer drinker as well.
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Later workers found that the urine of beer drinkers gave the best yields.
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He saw the potential of the railway town of Swindon with its growing population of beer drinkers .
coffee
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Keep the computer in a clean, vibration-free place away from smokers and coffee drinkers .
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A table of coffee drinkers in a Colorado cafe.
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If you are a regular coffee drinker , the aroma of freshly brewed coffee really does set the taste buds tingling.
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Such findings suggest that famous coffee drinkers such as Bach and Kant may have derived little help from their caffeine habits.
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Nestlé, for example, vary their instant coffee to suit the tastes of coffee drinkers in different countries.
problem
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BAccording to a federal survey, men are much more likely to be problem drinkers than women.
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Another reason to consider a moderation-goal option is that a broader range of problem drinkers can be attracted and treated.
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Services for problem drinkers are very fragmented at present.
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This problem drinker population has been largely ignored or at least underserved.
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Data collection is mainly by questionnaire and structured interviews with families, youth groups and problem drinkers .
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Statistically, some 100,000 Guardian readers will be problem drinkers .
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A support group for the families and friends of problem drinkers .
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Services for problem drinkers must focus on both the individual and his or her environment.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a light smoker/drinker/eater etc
problem child/family/drinker etc
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A basic issue between Paul and the Corinthian problem children was over a proper understanding of the self.
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Another reason to consider a moderation-goal option is that a broader range of problem drinkers can be attracted and treated.
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BAccording to a federal survey, men are much more likely to be problem drinkers than women.
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Data collection is mainly by questionnaire and structured interviews with families, youth groups and problem drinkers.
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It does reflect the position of the Corinthian problem children, however.
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Services for problem drinkers are very fragmented at present.
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They were talking about a problem child.
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This problem drinker population has been largely ignored or at least underserved.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He had the watery eyes and swollen nose of a drinker .
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He quickly earned the reputation as a hard drinker and hell-raiser.
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Paul and Jane were both heavy drinkers and spent most of their time in the local bar.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although she's a very messy drinker .
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But he was not, as Stone contends, a heavy drinker in earlier years.
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Coffee drinkers, have an excuse at last!
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He becomes a Pepsi drinker for life.
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In his youth Tom had been a heavy drinker .
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The vault bar seats approximately 55 persons and is more attractive to the younger drinkers because of its atmosphere and prices.
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To bring the same advantages to earthbound drinkers, Daedalus is inventing a low-pressure pub.