swinger

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈswɪŋ.ɚ/ UK /ˈswɪŋ.ə/ See IPA manual

Freq #36144

Meanings

1

noun
a person who takes part in consensual partner-swapping or group sexual activity

The documentary interviewed swingers about consent and privacy within their community.
2

noun
a person who swings an object, moves by swinging, or causes something suspended to swing

The censer's swinger controlled its arc with a steady rhythm.
3

noun
dated: a lively, fashionable, socially confident person

In the 1960s he acquired a reputation as a wealthy international swinger.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a person who swings an... one who swings

3 noun · dated: a lively,... socialitejet-setter

Word family

Derived forms swingers

Related forms swing swingingpartner swapping

Etymology

An agent noun formed from swing + -er. The literal sense is anyone or anything that swings. Twentieth-century slang developed first for a lively, fashionable person and then for a participant in consensual sexual partner exchange.

Topics

People & Society Register & Style

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# swinger

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈswɪŋ.ɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈswɪŋ.ə/
**Frequency rank:** 36144

## Meanings
1. a person who takes part in consensual partner-swapping or group sexual activity
2. a person who swings an object, moves by swinging, or causes something suspended to swing
3. dated: a lively, fashionable, socially confident person

## Examples
- The documentary interviewed swingers about consent and privacy within their community.
- The censer's swinger controlled its arc with a steady rhythm.
- In the 1960s he acquired a reputation as a wealthy international swinger.

## Synonyms
- socialite
- jet-setter

## Derived Forms
- swingers

## Related Forms
- swing
- swinging
- partner swapping

## Etymology
An agent noun formed from swing + -er. The literal sense is anyone or anything that swings. Twentieth-century slang developed first for a lively, fashionable person and then for a participant in consensual sexual partner exchange.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Register & Style

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