Meaning

6 senses
  1. One who, or that which, soaks.

  2. (slang)A person suffering from alcoholism.

  3. A kind of knitted woollen diaper.

  4. A kind of perforated hose used to distribute drips of water to a number of plants.

  5. (Canada, slang)The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water.

  6. A mixture of grains softened in water which is added to bread dough.

More definitions
  • a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
  • a heavy rain

Origin

From soak + -er.

From soak + -er.

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Forms

plural: soakers
Singularsoaker
Pluralsoakers

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
person suffering from alcoholism:alcoholicB2
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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