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- [swot-er]
- /ˈswɒt ər/
- /ˈswɔtə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swot-er]
- /ˈswɒt ər/
Definitions of swatter word
- noun swatter a person or thing that swats. 1
- noun swatter fly swatter. 1
- noun swatter handheld implement for killing flies 1
- noun swatter a device for killing insects, esp a square mesh attached to a handle 0
- noun swatter a person who swats 0
- noun swatter a device, as of fine mesh on a handle, for swatting flies, etc. 0
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Origin of swatter
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; swat1 + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Swatter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swatter popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
swatter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swatter
noun swatter
- billies — a male given name, form of William.
- billy — A billy or billy club is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.
- club — A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
- convincer — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- cosh — A cosh is a heavy piece of rubber or metal which is used as a weapon.
Top questions with swatter
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