soaker
soaker · soakers
One who, or that which, soaksOne who, or that which, soaks.
US/sˈoʊkɚ/
Meaning
6 sensesOne who, or that which, soaks.
(slang)A person suffering from alcoholism.
A kind of knitted woollen diaper.
A kind of perforated hose used to distribute drips of water to a number of plants.
(Canada, slang)The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water.
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: soakersSynonyms
14 synonymsperson suffering from alcoholism:alcoholicB2
Close in meaning
- a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually:alcoholicalkydipsomaniacboozerlushsouse
- a heavy rain:downpourcloudburstdelugewaterspouttorrentpelter
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedsoak
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.