Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imbiber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-biber
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who imbibes, who drinks, especially alcoholic beverages.

Example Sentences

"[…]and yet, curiously enough, I am certain he will feel my question, “Where does the drinker get the means for his drinking?” more relevant in the case of the imbibers of port than in that of the imbibers of champagne."
"“Demand is primarily coming from a mix of Gen Z consumers and imbibers who are looking for the ‘feel’ without the feel tomorrow,” says CEO Nick Bodkins. “But fully abstaining customers are a very small subset of our consumer base.”"

Etymology

From imbibe + -er.

Inflected Forms

imbibers (plural)

Synonyms

drinker toper juicer

Questions

What does imbiber mean?: One who imbibes, who drinks, especially alcoholic beverages.
Where does imbiber come from?: From imbibe + -er.

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