swear
verb (used without object)
to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
swearer
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a word derived from
swear.
Example Sentences
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The common swearer is confined to no rank or age in society.
From Talkers With Illustrations by John Bate
So also he restrained many both gentle and simple from hard swearing either by mild admonition or harsh reproof; for a swearer was his abomination.
From Henry the Sixth A Reprint of John Blacman's Memoir with Translation and Notes by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
“Now, master Horace, you must be a more horrible swearer; for your oath must be, like your wits, of many colours; and like a broker’s book, of many parcels.”
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Isaac Disraeli
Old Jube Early, mighty swearer, was proving himself a master of men.
From The Tree of Appomattox by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
Hence when these two fall to be in the same oath, they must be so understood as it may not be made a snare to the conscience of the swearer.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields
