"swinger" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈswɪŋə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈswɪŋəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swinger1.wav [Southern-England], En-au-swinger.ogg [Australia] Forms: swingers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|swing|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "swinger", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="swinger"> From swing + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} swinger (plural swingers)
  1. One who swings.
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-hE~RigWd Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 2 6 1 26 26 5 18 2
  2. (sex) A person who practices swinging (sex with different partners). Translations (person who practices swinging): 交換配偶的人 /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 Categories (other): Sex Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality Disambiguation of 'person who practices swinging': 12 53 3 3 19 3 8
  3. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick two runners to finish in any of the places in any order.
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-7hZJ4Vxg Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 8 4 13 2 26 26 8 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 8 5 13 2 25 23 14 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 8 5 13 2 25 23 14 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 8 3 12 2 25 25 13 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 5 12 2 24 22 12 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 3 13 2 24 24 13 13 2
  4. A performer of swing music or whose style is influenced by swing.
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-U85xvNcX
  5. (politics, informal) A swing voter. Tags: informal
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  6. A swing ride.
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-KNoDuApx Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, 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, Amusement rides, Musicians Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 8 4 13 2 26 26 8 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 8 5 13 2 25 23 14 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 8 5 13 2 25 23 14 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 8 3 12 2 25 25 13 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 6 1 31 30 8 10 1 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 8 3 7 2 28 28 8 13 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 4 2 6 2 27 42 9 7 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 2 7 1 39 39 7 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 8 3 8 2 28 28 7 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 2 6 1 26 26 5 18 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 1 6 1 32 32 6 12 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 5 12 2 24 22 12 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 3 13 2 24 24 13 13 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 3 7 2 37 37 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 7 7 2 28 38 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 3 7 2 37 37 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 3 9 2 30 41 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 3 7 2 31 42 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 4 8 3 32 32 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 3 8 2 35 35 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 4 7 2 30 41 8 Disambiguation of Amusement rides: 6 2 5 1 24 41 5 14 2 Disambiguation of Musicians: 6 1 5 5 29 29 5 18 1
  7. (motor racing) A passenger on a motorcycle's sidecar who athletically moves from one side to the other to alter the weight distribution.
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun-wYoGTrEs Categories (other): Motor racing, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 8 5 13 2 25 23 14 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 8 5 13 2 25 23 14 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 8 3 12 2 25 25 13 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 5 12 2 24 22 12 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 3 13 2 24 24 13 13 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 4 8 3 32 32 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: in-swinger, jim-swinger, lead swinger, nonswinger, out-swinger
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈswɪnd͡ʒə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈswɪnd͡ʒəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swinger2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: swingers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree English swinge 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 swinge + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|swinge|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English swinge 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "swinger", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="swinger"> From swinge + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} swinger (plural swingers)
  1. One who swinges.
    Sense id: en-swinger-en-noun---D-MDhc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Musicians Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 6 1 31 30 8 10 1 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 8 3 7 2 28 28 8 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 8 3 8 2 28 28 7 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 2 6 1 26 26 5 18 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 1 6 1 32 32 6 12 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 5 12 2 24 22 12 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 3 13 2 24 24 13 13 2 Disambiguation of Musicians: 6 1 5 5 29 29 5 18 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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