This word has several distinct senses. As slang it refers to a heavy drinker or alcoholic. In older usage it also describes a knitted woollen nappy cover or anything that absorbs liquid effectively. The alcoholic sense is informal and somewhat dated but still in circulation, typically used with gentle or resigned condescension rather than harsh judgment.
The old soaker at the end of the bar had been nursing pints since the place opened.
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A kind of knitted woollen diaper.
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One who, or that which, soaks.
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(slang) A person suffering from alcoholism.
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