swinger
/ˈswɪŋəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who swings.
noun
A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick two runners to finish in any of the places in any order.
noun
A performer of swing music or whose style is influenced by swing.
noun
A swing ride.
noun
A passenger on a motorcycle's sidecar who athletically moves from one side to the other to alter the weight distribution.
noun
One who swinges.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Add ſugar, nutmeg and ginger, / VVith ſtore of ale too; / And thus ye muſt doe / To make the vvaſſaile a ſvvinger."
Etymology
Etymology tree English swing Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English swinger From swing + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Schwinger
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈswɪŋəɹ/
- British English: /ˈswɪŋə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.