soaker

soaker

slang Someone who drinks often and to excess; a drunkard. Look, you know I love going out for pints with you, but I'm worried you're turning into a bit of a soaker. I'm not a soaker! Sure, when I go out, I tend to get really wasted, but I don't do it all the time!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

soaker

n. a drunkard; a tippler. Uncle Charlie was a soaker, and the family never realized it.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • lush
  • borachio
  • swill-belly
  • gargler
  • drinks on the house
  • sozzler
  • sozzle
  • sozzle (one)
  • sozzled
  • drinks are on me
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