sipper
/ˈsipə(r)/ (ame, mw)
sipper — noun
1. a small tool — usually a straw, a narrow plastic spout, or a cup with a special
a small tool — usually a straw, a narrow plastic spout, or a cup with a special lid — that lets you draw a drink up slowly through a tiny opening.
Selim handed his toddler a green plastic sipper full of cold water.
common collocation: plastic sipper / sippy cup style
The yoga studio sells stainless-steel sippers that can be washed and reused.
typical context: reusable / eco-friendly sippers
Ezra packed a coconut-water sipper into the backpack for the long bus ride.
Each cinema seat had a small holder on the side for a popcorn box and a soda sipper.
文法句型
a/the sipper
sipper + of + noun
用法筆記
Object is usually a soft, cold drink — water, juice, milk, smoothies, soda. The word leans modern and product-focused; you'll see it on packaging, in gym shops, and on children's cups.
常見錯誤
2. someone who drinks something in small, gentle mouthfuls — often described with t
someone who drinks something in small, gentle mouthfuls — often described with the kind of drink they prefer or the slow, steady way they take it.
Ayesha was a slow sipper, making one cup of green tea last the whole meeting.
common pattern: slow / steady sipper of [drink]
The café owner welcomed quiet sippers who stayed for hours reading novels.
collocation: quiet sippers in a relaxed setting
Piotr is a sipper of strong black coffee and never adds milk or sugar.
Among wine tasters, careful sippers tend to notice flavours that fast drinkers miss.
文法句型
a sipper of + noun
slow / quiet / steady sipper
用法筆記
Almost always paired with an adjective (slow, careful, quiet) or with `of + drink`. Bare 'a sipper' on its own is unusual in modern English — readers will assume sense 1 (the device) unless the context makes clear you mean a person.
常見錯誤
3. an old, mostly literary label for a person who drinks alcohol often and to exces
an old, mostly literary label for a person who drinks alcohol often and to excess — a habitual heavy drinker, usually of beer or spirits.
In the old tavern song, the village sipper traded his coat for one more glass of ale.
literary / archaic register: tavern song context
The 19th-century novel describes the uncle as a sipper who spent every evening at the inn.
common pattern: sipper in historical fiction context
Ife, reading the Victorian poem aloud, paused over the line about the lonely sipper at the bar.
Critics noted that the playwright drew his sipper character from real drinkers in his hometown pub.
- teetotaller
someone who never drinks alcohol — the direct opposite.
- abstainer
formal label for a person who avoids alcohol.
文法句型
a sipper (used as bibber / toper synonym)
用法筆記
Mostly found in older literature and dictionaries; modern speakers would say 'drunk', 'drinker', or 'heavy drinker' instead. Distinguish from sense 2 (slow, careful drinker) — sense 3 is about quantity and habit, not gentle style.