swinger

noun
/ˈswɪŋə/UK/ˈswɪŋəɹ/US/ˈswɪnd͡ʒə/UK/ˈswɪnd͡ʒəɹ/US

Etymology

Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Schwinger or Zwinger.

  1. derived from Schwinger

Definitions

  1. One who swings.

    • And now that swing appears on a certain playground in the dusk, still swinging without the swinger, who has disappeared[…]
  2. A person who practices swinging (sex with different partners).

  3. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick two runners to finish in any of the places…

    A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick two runners to finish in any of the places in any order.

  4. + 7 more definitions
    1. A performer of swing music or whose style is influenced by swing.

    2. A swing voter.

      • Shorten went to Blacktown to try and summon the spirit of Gough Whitlam to persuade the swingers it was time for a change of government. Shorten said vote one Labor, for the future.
    3. A swing ride.

    4. A passenger on a motorcycle's sidecar who athletically moves from one side to the other…

      A passenger on a motorcycle's sidecar who athletically moves from one side to the other to alter the weight distribution.

    5. One who swinges.

    6. 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.
    7. A surname from German.

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