swearer
- a word derived from swear.
Example Sentences
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The religious oath is content with searching the conscience in order to verify the sincerity or insincerity of the swearer.
From Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals by Stapleton, John H. (John Henry)
“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 Disraeli, Isaac
If, however, the swearer uses no guile, he is bound in accordance with his own intention.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Harriet Martineau is unsparing in her criticism of his manners and language; and evidently he was an inveterate swearer.
From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley
Even Hotspur is portrayed by the dramatist as a most precise and scrupulous swearer.
From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian
