drinkers
Those who imbibe
Drinkers are people who drink, almost always referring specifically to those who consume alcohol.
The word often implies regular or habitual consumption: The bar attracts serious drinkers.
A heavy drinker consumes to excess; a social drinker drinks only in company.
Without qualifiers, drinkers typically suggests people for whom alcohol is a notable habit rather than an occasional indulgence.
Complete abstainer from liquor
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- casualRelaxed and informal
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
beer snob · wine lover · mixologist · craft beer fan · oenophile · homebrewer · designated driver · lightweight
Licensed drinking establishment
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- barDrinking establishment
- brewpubRestaurant producing its own beer
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
beer garden · speakeasy · dive bar · nightclub · lounge · watering hole · gastropub · inn
Intoxicated by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
sloshed · wasted · blotto · hangover · stupor · slurred speech · impaired · boozy
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- pub crawlSequential tavern visits
- nightcapPre-sleep alcoholic drink
bottomless brunch · wine club · tasting · happy hour · beer pong · BYOB · celebration · get-together
Addicted to drinking
- addictCompulsive dependent
- dependenceState of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
rehabilitation · sobriety · abstinence · recovery · relapse · twelve-step · sponsor · intervention
teetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- casualRelaxed and informal
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
sommelier · beer snob · wine lover · mixologist · craft beer fan · oenophile · homebrewer · designated driver · lightweight · lush
pub
Licensed drinking establishment
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- barDrinking establishment
- brewpubRestaurant producing its own beer
saloon · beer garden · speakeasy · dive bar · nightclub · lounge · watering hole · gastropub · inn · alehouse
inebriated
Intoxicated by alcohol
plastered · sloshed · wasted · blotto · hangover · stupor · slurred speech · impaired · boozy · lightweight
toast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
nightcap · bottomless brunch · wine club · tasting · happy hour · beer pong · BYOB · celebration · get-together · banter
alcoholic
Addicted to drinking
- addictCompulsive dependent
- dependenceState of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
craving · rehabilitation · sobriety · abstinence · recovery · relapse · twelve-step · sponsor · intervention · detox
- drinkersimbiber, imbibers, drunks, drunkards, alcoholic
- farm suppliesanimal feed, fertilizer, seeds, cattle feed, insecticides
- poultry farmbroiler chickens, chicks, flock, feeders, waterers
- eventgoerspatrons, visitors, crowds, regulars, spectators
- habit typessmokers, gamblers, nail biters, procrastinators, early risers
- partygoerspartygoers, party-goer, party-goers, attendee, partier
drinkersabstainers
Those who forgo indulgence
teetotalers · nondrinkers · non-drinkers · prohibitionists · teetotallers
- heavy drinkerOne who overindulges in alcohol
- coffee drinkerOne who consumes brewed beans
- social drinkerOne who imbibes socially
- casual drinkerOne who drinks sparingly
- binge drinkersThose consuming excessively episodically
- beer drinkerConsumer of brewed hops