Christmas drinker

English Etymology Suggests that the person only drinks alcohol at or around Christmas. Noun en UK Ireland Someone who only drinks alcohol very occasionally: A near-teetotaller; someone who drinks very small quantities of alcohol. en 1991 Robert Drewe The Bay of Contented Men Even though she was just a Christmas drinker, a birthday drinker, a genteel port-and-lemonade drinker, she gave up alcohol altogether after the accident. en 1999 Alan Wall Richard Dadd in Bedlam, and Other Stories Harvill Secker A drinks table, but our girl was no drinker. A couple of thimbles had been taken out of the whisky, the gin and the sherry. She was what I'd call a Christmas drinker. I'm not. So I poured myself a whisky. en 2023-01-19 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/19/cte-rugby-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-legal-action He’s mainly a Christmas drinker. He does it maybe half a dozen times a year. w:The Guardian Andy Bull ‘If you could walk straight you carried on’: why 55 amateurs are launching legal action against rugby authorities https://web.archive.org/web/20230331055138/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/19/cte-rugby-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-legal-action Someone who binges at Christmas, but rarely or never visits pubs at other times of year. en 2014-12-18 https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/the-pub-guide-for-christmas-drinkers-qx6x5ht8mb0 “Ninety-eight per cent of those who have contacted me have got the joke,” he said. “The other 2 per cent are Christmas drinkers.” w:The Times Patrick Kidd The pub guide for Christmas drinkers https://archive.ph/4UXyb 2026-06-08 en Christmas