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drinkerd

drinkerd noun: one who routinely drinks alcoholic beverages socially, but who is not a drunkard.

Noun

drinkerd (plural drinkerds)

  1. One who routinely drinks alcoholic beverages socially, but who is not a drunkard.
    • He bought it because he had been thirsty, not because he wanted to be social. Therefore he felt immensely superior to all the fooderds and drinkerds around him.1959, Fantastic Universe: Science Fiction - Volume 11, Issues 1-6, page 95
    • It is, however, to be stressed that a comrad is never overwell; we are drinkerds, not drunkards.1982, Edwin Felix Gray Haig, The Nigerian Field - Volume 47, page 7

Forms of drinkerd

pluraldrinkerds
alternative formdrinkard

Questions about drinkerd

What does drinkerd mean?
Drinkerd means one who routinely drinks alcoholic beverages socially, but who is not a drunkard.
What part of speech is drinkerd?
Drinkerd is a noun.
What is the plural of drinkerd?
The plural of drinkerd is drinkerds.

Words near drinkerd in the dictionary

  1. drinken
  2. drinken from the furry cup
  3. drinker
  4. drinker moth
  5. drinker moths
  6. drinkerd
  7. drinkerds
  8. drinkeries
  9. drinkers
  10. drinkery
  11. drinkes

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