Library / English Dictionary

SWEARER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who takes a solemn oath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("swearer" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Derivation:

swear (promise solemnly; take an oath)

swear (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who uses profanity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("swearer" is a kind of...):

blasphemer (a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things)

Derivation:

swear (utter obscenities or profanities)

Credits