English > imbiber: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess). |
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Synonyms | drinker, toper, juicer |
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Narrower | bar fly | A drinker who frequents bars |
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beer drinker, ale drinker | someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale |
drunk | someone who is intoxicated |
drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino | A chronic drinker |
drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchanal, bacchant | someone who engages in drinking bouts |
guzzler | someone who drinks / drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages) |
moderationist | A moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer) |
tippler, social drinker | someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities |
wassailer, carouser | someone who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys riotous drinking |
Broader | consumer | A person who uses goods or services |
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Opposite | abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker | A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages |
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Spanish | bebedor |
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Catalan | bevedora, bevedor |
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Verbs | imbibe | take in liquids / liquids |
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imbibe | take in, also metaphorically |