swinger

1 of 2

noun (1)

swing·​er ˈswiŋ-ər How to pronounce swinger (audio)
: one that swings: such as
a
: a person who is lively, exciting, and fashionable
b
: one who engages freely in sex

swinger

2 of 2

noun (2)

swing·​er ˈswin-jər How to pronounce swinger (audio)

Examples of swinger in a Sentence

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Noun
And that's something that certainly still exists today in different forms, swinger parties, things like that haven't gone anywhere, maybe not in the exact same format that way. Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 After some fallings-out and a viral swingers scandal that rocks the group, drama quickly unfolds. Lian Brooks, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024 The Federal Reserve's half-point interest rate cut yesterday was a monetary policy mulligan, an extra golf swing when the first one didn't go quite the way the swinger intended. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024 That led to extensive Reddit threads speculating about who the Mormon swingers were. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for swinger 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

swinge entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1543, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1583, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swinger was in 1543

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“Swinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swinger. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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