のむべ

noun

drinker; person who likes to drink

Casual, somewhat old-fashioned term for someone who enjoys drinking alcohol. Often used in a lighthearted or self-deprecating way.

• うちの父ちちは大だいののむべで、毎まい晩ばん晩ばん酌しゃくを欠かかさない。

  My father is a big drinker and never misses his evening drink.

• 「私わたしはのむべだから、誘さそわれたら断ことわれないんだ」と彼かれは笑わらった。

  "I'm a drinker, so I can't say no when invited," he laughed.