drinker

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. a person or thing that drinks a specific type of liquid.

n. an agent that consumes a specified liquid; often used in compounds or with modifiers.

“As a big coffee drinker, she always knows where to find the best café.”

“The study found that tea drinkers often had lower blood pressure than those who avoided the beverage entirely.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Technical

n. a container or device that provides water for animals to drink.

n. an apparatus designed to supply water to livestock or pets, often automated in agricultural contexts.

“The farmer checked the automatic drinker to make sure the chickens had water.”

“Modern poultry farms utilise nipple drinkers to minimise water waste and maintain higher standards of hygiene within the coop.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun British English · Slang · Informal

n. a casual word for a pub or a place where people go to drink.

n. a public house or similar establishment where alcoholic beverages are served.

“We met up at the local drinker for a few pints after work.”

“It was a traditional backstreet drinker, the kind of place where the carpet was worn and the regulars had their own dedicated stools.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Science Technical

n. a large, orange-brown moth found in Europe.

n. a species of lasiocampid moth, Euthrix potatoria, named for the larva's habit of drinking drops of dew.

“The drinker moth is easy to spot because of its warm, rusty colour.”

“The Drinker is widely distributed across damp grasslands where its larvae feed on various species of reeds and grasses.”