noun
Meaning 1
One who swears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
swearer
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who takes a solemn oath
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: communicator
noun
Meaning 3
someone who uses profanity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blasphemer
History
Etymology
From Middle English swerere; equivalent to swear + -er.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kiroilija — a person who swears
- French: jureur — a person who swears
- Irish: mallaitheoir — a person who swears
- Irish: mionnadóir — a person who swears
- Irish: spalpaire — a person who swears
- Italian: bestemmiatore — a person who swears
- Italian: bestemmiatrice — a person who swears
- Northern Kurdish: sondxwer — a person who swears
- Old English: swara — a person who swears
- Serbo-Croatian: псо̀ва̄ч — a person who swears
- Serbo-Croatian: psòvāč — a person who swears