drinker vs inebriate
inebriate vs drinkerdrinker and inebriate both are nouns.
drinker is not a verb while inebriate is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| drinker | Yes | No | No | No |
| inebriate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
inebriate is a hyponym of
drinker; that is, inebriate is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
drinker:
- drinker: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
- inebriate: a chronic drinker
Other hyponyms of drinker include
bar fly, ale drinker, beer drinker, drunk, drunk, drunkard, rummy, sot, wino, guzzler, moderationist, bacchanal, bacchant, drunken reveler, drunken reveller, social drinker, tippler, carouser, wassailer.
| drinker (noun) | inebriate (noun) |
|---|---|
| a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) | a chronic drinker |
| a person who drinks liquids |
| drinker (verb) | inebriate (verb) |
|---|---|
| become drunk or drink excessively | |
| make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) | |
| fill with sublime emotion |
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