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sipper

[ sip-er ]

noun

  1. a person who sips.
  2. a paper tube through which to sip; drinking straw.


sipper

/ ˈsɪpə /

noun

  1. informal.
    a drinking straw
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sipper1

First recorded in 1605–15; sip + -er 1
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Example Sentences

Lemonade: that classic cool-off, that tangy treat, that summertime sipper, that juice that tastes so good with a shot of vodka.

Meanwhile a great black and white paper-hornet has seen his opportunity, and is soon slyly approaching behind the sipper.

I am no heartless sensualist, no butterfly sipper at the lips of beauty.

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