swinger
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈswɪnd͡ʒə/ / /ˈswɪnd͡ʒəɹ/
name
Etymology: Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Schwinger or Zwinger.
- A surname from German.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English swinge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English swinger From swinge + -er.
- One who swinges.
- Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing.
“Add ſugar, nutmeg and ginger, / VVith ſtore of ale too; / And thus ye muſt doe / To make the vvaſſaile a ſvvinger.”