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sipper

American  
[sip-er] / ˈsɪp ər /

noun

  1. a person who sips.

  2. a paper tube through which to sip; drinking straw.


sipper British  
/ 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

Etymology

Origin of sipper

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

Example Sentences

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"Just like his models, some of us wore sunglasses, one drank from a sipper with a straw, while another walked carrying a cloth bundle under her arm."

From BBC Nov. 22, 2024

No. I’d offer it up solo, just as the Omakase Room did: a sipper worth contemplating in all its nuanced beauty — up there with some of the loveliest cocktails I’ve tasted.

From Salon Feb. 15, 2024

To help you in your search for the top fuel sipper, Edmunds’ car experts highlighted five of their highest-ranking hybrids in a variety of prices and body styles.

From Seattle Times Sep. 27, 2023

Suddenly, Evie, a bad girl, and Diane, a tea sipper, are tied to each other if they want to survive.

From New York Times Nov. 9, 2021

There was nothing in his manner to indicate that he was there as anything more than the most casual sipper of the beverage that society brews.

From Jane Cable by McCutcheon, George Barr

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