Hypertext Webster Gateway: "soaker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Soaker \Soak"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, soaks.
2. A hard drinker. [Slang] --South.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
soaker
n 1: a heavy rain [syn: {downpour}, {cloudburst}, {deluge}, {waterspout},
{torrent}, {pelter}]
2: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: {alcoholic},
{dipsomaniac}, {boozer}, {lush}, {souse}]
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