sipper

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noun

One who sips.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

nounsipper (plural sippers)

plural sippers

  1. One who sips.
  2. A glass with a narrow tube on one side, for sipping port, etc.
  3. USinformalA drinking straw.
  4. informalOne who sips lean, a poly-substance drink used as a recreational drug.

    A simple, easy-going summer sipper.

    2009 May 27, Gord Stimmell, “Gord on Grapes: Lime aromas freshen summer patio sippers”, in Toronto Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page E9, column 3
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    And let’s not forget all the fall craft brews being introduced right now in breweries, plus other sippers like chai tea, Russian tea and hot chocolate.

    2020 October 11, Suzy Fleming Leonard, “Forget politics; let’s debate pumpkin spice”, in Florida Today, Melbourne, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22A, column 4

    Delicious slow sipper for about the price of a song.

    2025 February 1, Carolyn Evans Hammond, “The Wine Find: Make these bottles under $10 your new house wines”, in Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page C3, column 2

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“sipper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sipper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sipper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sipper.

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