swiggers

noun

plural of swigger
as in dipsomaniacs

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  1. drinkers
  2. soaks
  3. alcoholics
  4. drunkards
Noun
  • Well-aged, high-end rum is a growing category that has crossed over in terms of appeal to many whiskey drinkers and collectors.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Some restaurants, including Somni, also offer hybrid menus as a way station for moderate drinkers and the NA-curious alike.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of drinkers
Noun
  • Guests equipped with wifi, a fire pit, showers, fleece robes, and tea are left in total seclusion to alternate between hot soaks and cannonballing into the ocean, with intermittent paddleboarding.
    — Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Moisturizers, cleansers, bath soaks, lubricants for our vulvas.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of soaks
Noun
  • The answers to these questions are very important to our community of addicts and alcoholics, both in and out of recovery.
    — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The child of alcoholics, Dreesen often referenced his rough-and-tumble upbringing in his comedy sets, telling tales of little Tommy shining shoes in the taverns of the South Side to feed his siblings.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of alcoholics
Noun
  • Sleep was beginning to finally visit the insomniacs and drunkards of T—in central Manila when a commotion louder than the usual domestic squabbles erupted from the room above Mang Calixto’s bakery.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In invalidating the comparisons, Gorsuch focused on the purpose of the laws aimed at the habitual drunkards of the 18th century.
    — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026
Definition of drunkards
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“Swiggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiggers. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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