Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soaker

/sˈoʊkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: soak-er
IPA: /sˈoʊkɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, soaks.

noun

A person suffering from alcoholism.

Slang

noun

A kind of knitted woollen diaper.

noun

A kind of perforated hose used to distribute drips of water to a number of plants.

noun

The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water.

Canadian usage; Slang

noun

A mixture of grains softened in water which is added to bread dough.

Example Sentences

"The stack of folded diapers on the shelf above it was diminishing rapidly. Time to wash diapers, baby soakers, and gowns. She heard the men prepare to leave as she pulled the woolen knit soakers back up."

Etymology

From soak + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

soakers (plural)

Phrases

soaker pad sod-soaker super soaker

Synonyms

booter alcoholic souse suck-pint alky dipsomaniac boozer lush

Rhymes With

poker broker joker mediocre smoker non-smoker stoker coker ochre croker bowker croaker

Questions

How do you pronounce soaker?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈoʊkɚ/.
What does soaker mean?: One who, or that which, soaks.
Where does soaker come from?: From soak + -er.

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