as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
that soaker couldn't pass a Breathalyzer test if his life depended on it
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Noun
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Protecting his sobriety is why tight end Darren Waller, a recovering drug addict and alcoholic — who has faced multiple suspensions throughout his eight-year NFL career — abruptly retired from the game last season.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025 -
Leonard was an alcoholic whose drinking began in high school.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Here, natural geothermal hot springs provide a welcome soak after a day’s exploration, and the area marks the starting point of the Laugavegur trail, one of Iceland’s most famous multi-day hikes.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Numerous packages are available and include a soak coupled with a massage (Swedish, hot stone, deep tissue), reflexology, or a facial.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gunja’s husband was a drunk who sold chicken and mutton bones for a living, collecting them from dhaba eating places, then transporting them to a bone-meal-fertilizer factory.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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Scolding your Valley co-star for being a sloppy drunk is like scolding your Gilded Age co-star for wearing wigs with weird little bangs.—
Michelle Cohn,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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“Soaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaker. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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