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drinker
(drink¦er)
Pronunciation:
/ˈdrɪŋkə/
noun
1
a person who drinks a particular drink:
coffee drinkers
a person who drinks alcohol, especially to excess:
a heavy drinker
2
(also
drinker moth
)
a large brownish European moth, the caterpillar of which bears irritant hairs and is noted for drinking dew.
Euthrix potatoria
, family
Lasiocampidae
3
a container from which an animal can drink.
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