soaker

Plural: soakers

Noun

• One that soaks, or something used for soaking.
• a heavy rain
• a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
• One who, or that which, soaks.
• 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.
• 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.

Examples

• His opponent was a real soaker, often taking ages for each move.

Synonyms

alcoholic, alky, boozer, cloudburst, deluge, dipsomaniac, downpour, lush, pelter, souse, torrent, waterspout, booter, suck-pint