sweater A2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈswɛtɚ/ UK /ˈswɛtə/ See IPA manual Freq #5076 Meanings 1 noun A warm knitted piece of clothing for the upper body, with long sleeves. She pulled on a thick wool sweater before going outside. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a warm knitted piece of... jumperpulloverjerseycardigan Word family Forms sweaters Derived forms sweater-dresssweaterdress Etymology AI details From Middle English swētere, equivalent to sweat + -er. swētere Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # sweater **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈswɛtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈswɛtə/ **Frequency rank:** 5076 ## Meanings 1. A warm knitted piece of clothing for the upper body, with long sleeves. ## Examples - She pulled on a thick wool sweater before going outside. ## Derived Forms - sweater-dress - sweaterdress ## Roots and Affixes - Root: swētere ## Etymology From Middle English swētere, equivalent to sweat + -er. ## AI Etymology Sweater is from Middle English swētere, equivalent to sweat + -er. In present-day use, it means a warm knitted piece of clothing for the upper body, with long sleeves. Derived formations include sweater-dress, sweaterdress. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown