{"era":"current","word":"drinker","meaning":"A person or thing that drinks, especially someone who habitually consumes alcohol.","children":[{"era":"current","word":"drink","meaning":"to consume a liquid by mouth","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"drincan","meaning":"to drink","children":[],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Modern English"},{"era":"1200s","word":"-er","meaning":"agentive suffix meaning 'one who does'","children":[],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}