Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedswerver

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bedswerv-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who commits adultery; an unfaithful spouse.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"[S]hee’s / A Bed‑swaruer, euen as bad as those / That Vulgars giue bold’st Titles […]."
"Before she said aught a word I knew that she was a bedswerver, aiming to sweep out from her hubby's cot into mine […]."

Etymology

From bed + swerver.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

bedswervers (plural)

Questions

What does bedswerver mean?: Someone who commits adultery; an unfaithful spouse.
Where does bedswerver come from?: From bed + swerver.

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