cocktail drinker

Someone ordering martinis

A cocktail drinker is someone who drinks cocktails—mixed alcoholic beverages rather than beer, wine, or straight spirits.

The term can describe preference or habit: She's more of a cocktail drinker than a wine person.

It sometimes carries connotations of sophistication or expense, since cocktails typically cost more and require more preparation than simpler drinks.

Related

highball · martini · lounge · happy hour · sophisticated · swizzle · garnish · olive · on the rocks · shaker · nightcap · last call · socialite · buzzed · elegant · bar stool · tippler · sipping

Opposites
alcohol consumption

cocktail drinkerteetotaler

Complete abstainer from liquor

abstainer · nondrinker · prohibitionist · temperance advocate · recovering alcoholic

beverage sophistication/type

cocktail drinkerbeer drinker

Consumer of brewed hops

water drinker · coffee drinker

Family

cocktail, cocktails, drinker, drinkers, drink, drinks, drinking, drank, drunk

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG