social drinkern.

Brit.

/ˌsəʊʃl ˈdrɪŋkə/, U.S.

/ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈdrɪŋkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., drinker n.

Etymology: < social adj. + drinker n., after social drinking n.

A person who consumes alcohol in the company of others, as part of a social situation or occasion; now esp. a person who drinks in moderation chiefly in order to be sociable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking intoxicating liquor > drinking socially > person

social drinker1848

1848 Amer. Lit. Mag. 1 346 He seems to be a great social drinker, and even speaks of some ladies whom he thinks a little more charming when slightly intoxicated.

1882 Bristol Mercury 24 Jan. 4/1 The drinkers of the present day may be classed in four sections—tiplers, social drinkers, moderate drinkers, and drunkards.

1939 H. E. Barnes Society in Transition xviii. 819 For one true alcoholic addict there are usually a hundred or more heavy social drinkers and thousands of mild social drinkers.

1977 E. Leonard Unknown Man No. 89 xiv. 120 I wasn't an alcoholic. I was a heavy social drinker.

2004 Church Times 9 Jan. 11/5 One of the factors that has turned the social drinker into a binge drinker has been the advent of alcopops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	social drinker
释义	social drinkern. Brit. /ˌsəʊʃl ˈdrɪŋkə/, U.S. /ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈdrɪŋkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., drinker n. Etymology: < social adj. + drinker n., after social drinking n. A person who consumes alcohol in the company of others, as part of a social situation or occasion; now esp. a person who drinks in moderation chiefly in order to be sociable. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking intoxicating liquor > drinking socially > person social drinker1848 1848 Amer. Lit. Mag. 1 346 He seems to be a great social drinker, and even speaks of some ladies whom he thinks a little more charming when slightly intoxicated. 1882 Bristol Mercury 24 Jan. 4/1 The drinkers of the present day may be classed in four sections—tiplers, social drinkers, moderate drinkers, and drunkards. 1939 H. E. Barnes Society in Transition xviii. 819 For one true alcoholic addict there are usually a hundred or more heavy social drinkers and thousands of mild social drinkers. 1977 E. Leonard Unknown Man No. 89 xiv. 120 I wasn't an alcoholic. I was a heavy social drinker. 2004 Church Times 9 Jan. 11/5 One of the factors that has turned the social drinker into a binge drinker has been the advent of alcopops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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