ˈsōkə(r) noun
( -s )
obsolete
1. : one that drains or exhausts
2.
a.
[short for old soaker ]
obsolete : an experienced or elderly person
b. : soak 3a
3. : a worker who carries out a soaking process:
a. : one who preshrinks woolen cloth with steam
b. : one who soaks hides to clean and soften them
4. : a long soaking rain
a real good soaker ought to do it … a real good all-day rain — C.O.Gorham
5. : an absorbent cover of knitted wool for a baby's diaper — often used in plural