swinger
Americannoun
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a person or thing that swings.
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Slang. a lively, active, and modern person whose activities are fashionable or trendy.
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Slang.
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a person who indulges in promiscuous sex.
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a person who engages in the exchanging of spouses for sexual activities.
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noun
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a person regarded as being modern and lively
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a person who swaps sexual partners in a group, esp habitually
Etymology
Origin of swinger
First recorded in 1535–45 swinger for def. 1; 1955–60 swinger for def. 2; swing 1 + -er 1
Example Sentences
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India great Jasprit Bumrah, Australia metronome Josh Hazlewood and New Zealand swinger Trent Boult have all been smacked over the ropes in this year's tournament.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Hernández, who in another parallel to Pages is a free swinger himself, once again backed up that message.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025
Ford, a lefty swinger, has been tearing up the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League with a .302/.427/.605 line and a 143 wRC+, with 13 homers and 56 RBIs in 49 games.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023
But as the amplitude increases, the optimal timing shifts to favor leaning back earlier, when the swinger is at the highest point in her backswing.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 6, 2023
In the words of the elevator boy, impersonal observer and swinger of doors, "I never seen the old man like that before!"
From Over the Pass by Palmer, Frederick
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