SOAKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soaker mean? 

• SOAKER (noun)
  The noun SOAKER has 2 senses:

1. a heavy rain

2. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

  Familiarity information: SOAKER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOAKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A heavy rain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

cloudburst; deluge; downpour; pelter; soaker; torrent; waterspout

Hypernyms ("soaker" is a kind of...):

rain; rainfall (water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere)

Derivation:

soak (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; lush; soaker; souse

Hypernyms ("soaker" is a kind of...):

drunk; drunkard; inebriate; rummy; sot; wino (a chronic drinker)

Derivation:

soak (become drunk or drink excessively)