alcoholic drink vs liquor

liquor vs alcoholic drink

alcoholic drink and liquor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alcoholic drink	Yes	No	No	No
liquor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, liquor is a hyponym of alcoholic drink; that is, liquor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alcoholic drink:

alcoholic drink: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
liquor: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Other hyponyms of alcoholic drink include proof spirit, home brew, homebrew, hooch, hootch, kava, kavakava, aperitif, brew, brewage, rice beer, sake, saki, nipa, vino, wine, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, spirits, strong drink, ethyl alcohol, neutral spirits, pulque, cordial, liqueur, mixed drink, hard cider, perry, rotgut, slug, koumiss, kumis.

alcoholic drink (noun)	liquor (noun)
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
	the liquid in which vegetables or meat have been cooked
	a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process

Difference between alcoholic drink and liquor

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