Sekirov Dictionary

sweater

UK /ˈswɛtə/US /ˈswɛtɚ/

noun 8
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun8

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a warm top made of wool, with long arms, pulled on over a shirt when the air is cold
- We could slip away / Wouldn't that be better? / Me with nothing to say / And you in your autumn sweater — 1997
A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
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One who sweats (produces sweat).
- The cardiologist who administered Alex's exercise stress test on August 21 observed during that test that Alex was a profuse sweater. — 2007
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(historical) An exploitative middleman who subcontracted piece work in the tailoring trade.
- If the piecework system had not existed there never would have been any sweatees. The men who are sweaters, I am sorry to say, are men who formerly belonged to our union. — 1894
One who or that which causes to sweat.
A diaphoretic remedy.
(no longer used) One who sweats coins, i.e. removes small portions by shaking them.
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(UK, no longer used) A London street ruffian in Queen Anne's time who prodded passers-by with his sword-point.
- Among them were the "sweaters" who formed a circle round their prisoner and pricked him with their swords until he sank exhausted to the ground, […] — 1965

verb1

To dress in a sweater.

forms

sweatered · sweatering · sweaters

Phrases with sweater

sweater up
To put on or be dressed in a sweater; to be bundled up in clothes including a sweater.

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