swiper

American  

[swahyp-er] / ˈswaɪp ər /

noun

swipers plural

1. an electronic device that decodes the information on a swipe card.

2. a person using a swipe card to gain access, make a payment, etc.

3. Informal. a person who steals.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• swipers
  plural

Example Sentences

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swiper swipers

The fact that truck stops are open 24/7 means there’s an employee around in case the credit card swiper on the charger won’t cooperate, he says.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2023

Then I reached for my credit card and looked for a swiper affixed to the charging box.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2015

Using a small card swiper that plugs into an Android, iPhone or iPad audio socket, the Square app facilitates mobile payments, and it has been valued at $1bn.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2011

And if you'd sing of Mr. Fry, And need a rhyme to "swiper," Are you so cruel as to try To fill the blank with "paper"?

From New Collected Rhymes by Lang, Andrew

Tinder is not breaking new ground here - seasoned swipers will be familiar with various kinds of filter, which are now common features of dating apps including in the UK.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025

Last August, it added ID verification and has had a blue “verified” check mark feature since 2020, which signals to swipers that their identity has been verified via photo.

From The Verge ● Mar. 9, 2022

“For a generation of Tinder swipers and Instagram likers, there’s something romantic and almost old-fashioned about a physical, handwritten card,” says Anna Barry, a historian of 19th-century culture.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2020

The cards store the sensitive information on a computer chip rather than a magnetic strip, which can be read by secret programs installed on card swipers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2014

Cheh’s bill would drag taxis into the latter part of the 20st century, with mandatory credit-card swipers, GPS tracking, and uniform lights.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2012