drink ‧ er /ˈdrɪŋkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ drink , ↑ drinker , ↑ drinking , ↑ drunk , ↑ drunkenness ; adjective : ↑ drunk , ↑ drunken ; verb : ↑ drink ; adverb : ↑ drunkenly ]
1 . someone who regularly drinks alcohol:
Dave has always been a bit of a drinker.
He was a heavy drinker (=he drank a lot) .
2 . coffee/wine/champagne etc drinker someone who regularly drinks coffee, wine etc