"swinger" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈswɪŋə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈswɪŋəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swinger1.wav , En-au-swinger.ogg Forms: swingers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ) Etymology: From swing + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|swing|-er|id2=agent noun}} swing + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} swinger (plural swingers)
  1. One who swings. Categories (topical): Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-hE~RigWd Disambiguation of Musicians: 13 7 4 11 23 20 22 1 Disambiguation of People: 21 16 13 26 1 1 21 0
  2. A person who practices swinging (sex with different partners). Categories (topical): People Translations (person who practices swinging): 交換配偶的人 (Chinese Mandarin), 交换配偶的人 (jiāohuàn pèi'ǒu de rén) (Chinese Mandarin), pintaliitäjä (Finnish), échangiste [feminine, masculine] (French), Swinger [masculine] (German), Swingerin [feminine] (German), scambista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), スインガー (suingā) (Japanese), сви́нгер (svínger) [masculine] (Russian), swinger [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-wAo55Jd0 Disambiguation of People: 21 16 13 26 1 1 21 0 Disambiguation of 'person who practices swinging': 13 56 4 3 21 3
  3. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick two runners to finish in any of the places in any order. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-7hZJ4Vxg Disambiguation of People: 21 16 13 26 1 1 21 0
  4. A performer of swing music or whose style is influenced by swing. Categories (topical): Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-U85xvNcX Disambiguation of Musicians: 13 7 4 11 23 20 22 1 Disambiguation of People: 21 16 13 26 1 1 21 0
  5. (politics, informal) A swing voter. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Politics, Amusement rides, Musicians
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-H~h3qtha Disambiguation of Amusement rides: 8 2 6 1 31 33 17 2 Disambiguation of Musicians: 13 7 4 11 23 20 22 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 7 1 35 35 12 1 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 9 3 7 1 31 31 15 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 2 8 1 42 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 2 6 1 33 33 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 6 1 34 34 13 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 4 8 4 39 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 3 8 2 40 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 5 8 2 38 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 3 8 2 40 40 Topics: government, politics
  6. A swing ride. Categories (topical): Amusement rides, Musicians
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-KNoDuApx Disambiguation of Amusement rides: 8 2 6 1 31 33 17 2 Disambiguation of Musicians: 13 7 4 11 23 20 22 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 7 1 35 35 12 1 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 9 3 7 1 31 31 15 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 6 2 7 2 28 45 9 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 2 8 1 42 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 2 6 1 33 33 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 6 1 34 34 13 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 4 8 4 39 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 3 8 2 34 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 3 8 2 35 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 2 9 2 35 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 3 8 2 40 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 5 8 2 38 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 3 8 2 40 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 4 8 4 33 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: in-swinger, jim-swinger, lead swinger, out-swinger
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈswɪnd͡ʒə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈswɪnd͡ʒəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swinger2.wav Forms: swingers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From swinge + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|swinge|-er|id2=agent noun}} swinge + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} swinger (plural swingers)
  1. One who swinges. Categories (topical): Amusement rides, Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun---D-MDhc Disambiguation of Amusement rides: 8 2 6 1 31 33 17 2 Disambiguation of Musicians: 13 7 4 11 23 20 22 1 Disambiguation of People: 21 16 13 26 1 1 21 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 7 1 35 35 12 1 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 9 3 7 1 31 31 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 2 6 1 33 33 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 6 1 34 34 13 1
  2. (obsolete, slang) Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-kAj0iY7D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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}

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