problem drinker

collocation in English

meaningsofproblemanddrinker

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problem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒb.ləm/us
/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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drinker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdrɪŋ.kər/us
/ˈdrɪŋ.kɚ/
someone who ...
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(Definition ofproblemanddrinkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In industry, both management and the trade unions do not very often recognise theproblemdrinker.
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The relevant specialists would play a useful role in the early identification of theproblemdrinker.
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The mental health of those around aproblemdrinkermust also be considered.
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The advisory council on alcoholism recommended the use of the term "problemdrinker".
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The fact is that the control of licensing is not an impediment to theproblemdrinker.
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Anyone who is determined to drink—as is theproblemdrinker—will have no difficulty whatever in obtaining alcohol from one of very many retail outlets.
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As there are no agreed definitions of an alcoholic or aproblemdrinker, it is difficult to estimate how many there are.
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This is theproblemdrinker, whose drinking creates social and personal problems.
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These include the deteriorating physical condition of theproblemdrinker, the miserable family life, the unemployment and very often the early death of such a person.
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Separated and divorced men and women were three times as likely as married men and women to say they had been married to an alcoholic orproblemdrinker.
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