English Explanatory Dictionary

swinger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who swings.
  2. A person who practices swinging (sex with different partners).
  3. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick two runners to finish in any of the places in any order.
  4. A performer of swing music or whose style is influenced by swing.
  5. A swing voter.
  6. A swing ride.
  7. A passenger on a motorcycle's sidecar who athletically moves from one side to the other to alter the weight distribution.
noun
  1. One who swinges.
  2. Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈswɪŋə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swinger1.wav /ˈswɪŋəɹ/ En-au-swinger.ogg /ˈswɪnd͡ʒə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swinger2.wav /ˈswɪnd͡ʒəɹ/

Word forms

swinger swingers

Etymology

From swing + -er.

Derived words

in-swinger jim-swinger lead swinger nonswinger out-swinger
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