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"DRINKERS" is a plural of: drinker. |
Date "DRINKERS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Crosswords: DRINKERS |
| Specialty definitions using "DRINKERS": excessive drinker. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | They may be drinkers, Robin, but they're still human beings. (Batman; writing credit: Bob Kane; Lorenzo Semple Jr.) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Liberty party from Tangier on Los Negros Island, Admiralties, on 14 June 1944. Their ship is anchored in the right distance. Note beer drinkers in the foreground, swimmers beyond and motor launch delivering more men to the pier, where they are collecting two bottles of beer apiece as they come ashore. A PBY seaplane is moored in the left center distance. Credit: NAVY. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Horace | No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Meanwhile, the drinkers were singing an obscene song, at which they laughed enough to shake the room. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | About 10 to 20 percent of heavy drinkers develop alcoholic cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver. (references) | |
Some drinkers develop alcoholic hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, as a result of long-term heavy drinking. (references) | ||
Studies of cluster patients show that they are likely to have hazel eyes and that they tend to be heavy smokers and drinkers. (references) | ||
Business | The premium segment is largely being driven by younger drinkers wanting to experiment with different beers. (references) | |
A drive on the road will also help one see why Greece has among the highest rates of accidents in the European Union, while Greeks are not heavy drinkers. (references) | ||
However, in the last two to three years, drinkers have become more discerning and are now enjoying better quality and a wider variety of beer. The change in overall drinking style is reflected in the strong growth in the premium and imported beer segments. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "DRINKERS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.69% of the time. "DRINKERS" is used about 321 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.69% | 320 | 16,119 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.31% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 321 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "DRINKERS": beer-drinkers, non-drinkers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "DRINKERS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
French | gros foie alcoolique (drinkers liver). (various references) | ||||
German | Trinkerleber (alcoholic liver injury, drinkers liver), Säuferleber (alcoholic liver injury, drinkers liver), Alkoholleber (alcoholic liver injury, drinkers liver), alimentäres Fettleber-Zirrhose-Syndrom der gemäßigten Zonen (alcoholic liver injury, drinkers liver). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | inkersdray | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Joel Chapter 1, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eknhyate oi mequonteV ex oinou autwn kai klausate qrhnhsate panteV oi pinonteV oinon eiV meqhn oti exhrtai ek stomatoV umwn eufrosunh kai cara |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Expergescimini ebrii et flete et ululate omnes qui bibitis vinum in dulcedine quoniam periit ab ore vestro |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Awake ye, drunken men, and weepe; and youle ye, alle that drynken wyne in swetnesse; for it perishide fro your mouth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Joel Chapter 1, Verse 5 |
| Albanian | Zgjohuni, o të dehur, dhe qani; vajtoni ju të gjithë, që pini verë, për mushtin që ju hoqën nga goja. |
| Cebuano | Pagmata, kamo nga mga palahubog, ug panghilak; ug pagminatay, kamong tanan nga palainum sa vino, tungod sa matam-is nga vino; kay kini gikuha gikan sa inyong baba. |
| Croatian | Probudite se, pijanice, i plaèite! Sve vinopije, tužite za novim vinom: iz usta vam je oteto. |
| Danish | Vågn op, I drukne, og græd; enhver, som drikker Vin, skal jamre over Most, der gik tabt for eders. Mund. |
| Dutch | Waakt op, gij dronkenen! en weent, en huilt, alle gij wijnzuipers! om den nieuwen wijn, dewijl hij van uw mond is afgesneden. |
| Finnish | Herätkää, te juopuneet, ja itkekää, valittakaa, kaikki viininjuojat, rypälemehun tähden, sillä se on otettu pois teidän suustanne. |
| French | Réveillez-vous, ivrognes, et pleurez! Vous tous, buveurs de vin, gémissez, Parce que le moût vous est enlevé de la bouche! |
| German | Wachet auf, ihr Trunkenen, und weinet, und heulet, alle Weinsäufer, um den Most; denn er ist euch vor eurem Maul weggenommen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Hai para pemabuk, bangunlah! Hai para peminum, menangislah! Sebab anggur yang baru sudah dirampas dari mulutmu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Jagalah kamu, hai orang pemabuk; tangislah dan raunglah, hai kamu sekalian yang peminum air anggur, sebab air anggur baharu itu sudah putus dari pada mulutmu. |
| Italian | Svegliatevi, ubriachi, e piangete, voi tutti che bevete vino, urlate per il vino nuovo che vi è tolto di bocca. |
| Maori | E ara, e te hunga haurangi, e tangi; aue, e nga kaiinu waina katoa, ki te waina hou; kua whakakorea nei hoki ma o koutou mangai. |
| Norwegian | Våkn op, I drukne, og gråt, og jamre, alle vindrikkere, fordi mosten er revet bort fra eders munn. |
| Portuguese | Despertai, bêbedos, e chorai; gemei, todos os que bebeis vinho, por causa do mosto; porque tirado é da vossa boca. |
| Rumanian | Treziyi-vq, beyivilor, wi plkngeyi! Vqitayi-vq toyi cei ce beyi vin, cqci vi s -a luat mustul dela gurq! |
| Russian | рТП'Х"ЙФЕУШ, ШСОЙ"Щ, Й МБЮШФЕ Й ТЩ"БКФЕ, ЧУЕ ШАЭЙЕ ЧЙОП, П ЧЙОПЗТБ"ОПН УПЛЕ, Й'П ПО ПФОСФ ПФ ХУФ ЧБЫЙИ! |
| Spanish | ¡Despertad, borrachos, y llorad! ¡Gemid, todos los que bebéis vino, porque el mosto es quitado de vuestra boca! |
| Swedish | Vaknen upp, I druckne, och gråten; ja, jämren eder, alla I som dricken vin, över att druvsaften är ryckt undan eder mun. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "DRINKERS": nondrinkers. (additional references) | |
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"DRINKERS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: drankes, Drincourt, drinke, Dronkers, drynke, Rijkers, Rinkfels. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "DRINKERS" (pronounced dri"ngkerz) |
| 5 | -i" ng k er z | stinkers, thinkers. |
| 4 | -ng k er z | anchors, bankers, bonkers, bunkers, cankers, clunkers, conquers, freethinkers, plunkers, rankers, tankers, Yonkers, younkers. |
| 3 | -k er z | acres, askers, attackers, automakers, autoworkers, backers, bakers, Barkers, Bickers, bikers, blockers, bloodsuckers, bookers, breakers, brokers, caretakers, carjackers, carmakers, caseworkers, checkers, clockers, cookers, coworkers, crackers, dockers, dockworkers, dressmakers, drugmakers, fakers, farmworkers, filmmakers, firecrackers, flickers, gawkers, hackers, hawkers, hijackers, hikers, homemakers, hookers, icebreakers, jokers, kickers, knickerbockers, knickers, Lakers, lawbreakers, lawmakers, leakers, linebackers, liquors, lockers, lookers, loudspeakers, makers, markers, massacres, matchmakers, metalworkers, moneymakers, monikers, moviemakers, newsmakers, nonsmokers, oddsmakers, onlookers, pacemakers, packers, parkers, peacemakers, pickers, printmakers, quakers, rackers, rakers, rockers, seekers, shakers, shoemakers, slackers, sleepwalkers, slickers, smokers, sneakers, snickers, speakers, squeakers, stalkers, steelmakers, steelworkers, stickers, stockbrokers, strikebreakers, strikers, suckers, takers, talkers, toolmakers, trackers, traffickers, troublemakers, truckers, vicars, walkers, whiskers, woodpeckers, woodworkers, workers. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-i-k-n-r-r-s" | |
-1 letter: drinker, redskin, skirred. | |
-2 letters: derris, dikers, diners, driers, drinks, inkers, kinder, kirned, reinks, riders, rinsed, rinser, risked, risker, sinker, snider. | |
-3 letters: diker, dikes, diner, dines, dinks, direr, dirks, dreks, drier, dries, drink, inked, inker, irked, keirs, kerns, kiers, kinds, kines, kirns, nerds, nides, reink, reins, rends, resid, resin, rider, rides, rinds, rinks, rinse. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-i-k-n-r-r-s" | |
+2 letters: overdrinks, underskirt. | |
+3 letters: nondrinkers, ringstraked, sprinklered, underskirts, undertricks. | |
+4 letters: headshrinker, windbreakers. | |
+5 letters: headshrinkers, kindergartens, thunderstrike. | |
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