"swatter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swatters [plural]
Etymology: swat + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|swat|er}} swat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} swatter (plural swatters)
  1. Something used to swat with; a flyswatter.
    Sense id: en-swatter-en-noun-M-Qq5JrT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 10 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 70 30
  2. Someone who swats.
    Sense id: en-swatter-en-noun-neE9~pZb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fire swatter, flyswatter
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: swatters [present, singular, third-person], swattering [participle, present], swattered [participle, past], swattered [past]
Etymology: Compare Dutch swaddren (“to dabble in water”). Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|swaddren||to dabble in water}} Dutch swaddren (“to dabble in water”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} swatter (third-person singular simple present swatters, present participle swattering, simple past and past participle swattered)
  1. (intransitive, UK, dialect) To spill water about. Tags: UK, dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-swatter-en-verb-z1OgERu7 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for swatter meaning in English (2.2kB)

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