"swooper" meaning in All languages combined

See swooper on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: swoopers [plural]
Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ) Etymology: swoop + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|swoop|er}} swoop + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} swooper (plural swoopers)
  1. One who, or that which, swoops.
    Sense id: en-swooper-en-noun-qzJ~8xPg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for swooper meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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