swinger

[ swing-er ]

/ ˈswɪŋ ər /

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noun

a person or thing that swings.

Slang. a lively, active, and modern person whose activities are fashionable or trendy.

Slang.

a person who indulges in promiscuous sex.
a person who engages in the exchanging of spouses for sexual activities.

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Origin of swinger

1535–45 for def. 1; 1955–60 for def. 2; swing¹ + -er¹

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How to use swinger in a sentence

No different from those who have open marriages are active swingers or cheaters.
I’m a Porn Star, and I Believe in God|Aurora Snow|September 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Those two words from the movie Swingers have come to represent American impulsiveness in all its glory.
Meghan McCain: Let John McCain Go to Las Vegas|Meghan McCain|March 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Not, I repeat, not balding Casanovas or aging swingers or thigh-chafing tubs of lard.
Ban the Speedo!|Sean Macaulay|October 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And with him went the monks and the musicians, and the candle-bearers, and the swingers of censers, and a great company.
A House of Pomegranates|Oscar Wilde

You remember a talk we had long ago in New York; the night we were at the circus and saw the trapeze swingers.
Gossamer|George A. Birmingham
Sherwood Magee and “Hans” Wagner are contemporary free swingers.
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson
Here would be found a signal officer and his squad of trained flag swingers.
The Boy Spy|Joseph Kerby
He is what is known in baseball as a free swinger, and there are not many free swingers these days.
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson

British Dictionary definitions for swinger

swinger

/ (ˈswɪŋə) slang /

noun

a person regarded as being modern and lively

a person who swaps sexual partners in a group, esp habitually

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