Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"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

I’m tasting Sprite, dried lime slice with some grapefruit tartness; a nice patio sipper on a lazy, shorts-and-sandals day.

From Seattle Times Jun. 4, 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

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

After she had sipper her ice-water for a few moments—whether because her whim had suddenly changed, or because my loneliness aroused her pity, I did not know—she walked directly to me.

From The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard by Anatole France

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com