ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Swinger

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈswɪŋə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Swinger is a noun meaning One who swings.

Meaning

One who swings.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

Add ſugar, nutmeg and ginger, / VVith ſtore of ale too; / And thus ye muſt doe / To make the vvaſſaile a ſvvinger.
And now that swing appears on a certain playground in the dusk, still swinging without the swinger, who has disappeared[…]
Shorten went to Blacktown to try and summon the spirit of Gough Whitlam to persuade the swingers it was time for a change of government. Shorten said vote one Labor, for the future.

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Related dictionary entries include lothario, hinge, swayer, leadswinger, swerver, swiper.

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