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SWINGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swinger mean? 

SWINGER (noun)
  The noun SWINGER has 2 senses:

1. someone who swings sports implementsplay

2. a person who engages freely in promiscuous sexplay

  Familiarity information: SWINGER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWINGER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who swings sports implements

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("swinger" is a kind of...):

athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)

Derivation:

swing (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner)

swing (move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who engages freely in promiscuous sex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

swinger; tramp

Hypernyms ("swinger" is a kind of...):

debauchee; libertine; rounder (a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained)

Derivation:

swing (engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends)


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