"soaker" meaning in English

See soaker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-soaker.wav [US] Forms: soakers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English soak English -er English soaker From soak + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|soak|-er|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English soak English -er English soaker From soak + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} soaker (plural soakers)
  1. One who, or that which, soaks.
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  2. (slang) A person suffering from alcoholism. Tags: slang Synonyms (person suffering from alcoholism): alcoholic
    Sense id: en-soaker-en-noun-SHjYGVa1 Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Alcoholism Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 10 30 3 7 27 22 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 10 30 3 8 27 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 30 3 8 26 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 30 3 8 26 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 31 1 5 29 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 28 7 16 23 14 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 34 3 7 22 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 36 2 3 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 37 1 2 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 11 43 3 6 18 18 Disambiguation of Alcoholism: 2 88 2 3 3 3 Disambiguation of 'person suffering from alcoholism': 5 80 1 2 8 5
  3. A kind of knitted woollen diaper.
    Sense id: en-soaker-en-noun-ONv0F5hJ Categories (other): Diapers Disambiguation of Diapers: 9 21 26 16 17 11
  4. A kind of perforated hose used to distribute drips of water to a number of plants.
    Sense id: en-soaker-en-noun-Tk71nNIx Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 28 7 16 23 14
  5. (Canada, slang) The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water. Tags: Canada, slang Synonyms: booter
    Sense id: en-soaker-en-noun-FUg3acy6 Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 10 30 3 7 27 22 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 10 30 3 8 27 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 30 3 8 26 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 30 3 8 26 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 31 1 5 29 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 28 7 16 23 14
  6. (cooking) A mixture of grains softened in water which is added to bread dough.
    Sense id: en-soaker-en-noun-uoTRqqjs Categories (other): Cooking, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 10 30 3 7 27 22 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 10 30 3 8 27 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 30 3 8 26 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 30 3 8 26 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 31 1 5 29 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 28 7 16 23 14 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: souse, suck-pint Derived forms: soaker pad, sod-soaker, super soaker, Super Soaker

Inflected forms

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