sweater en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈswetə/ (Australia)
- /ˈswɛtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ɾɚ/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈswɛtɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English swētere, equivalent to sweat + -er.
Meanings
- A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
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(US) A similar garment worn for warmth.
We could slip away / Wouldn't that be better? / Me with nothing to say / And you in your autumn sweater
1997, “Autumn Sweater”, in I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, performed by Yo La Tengo:
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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, John T. James, A Sea of Broken Hearts: Patient Rights in a Dangerous Profit-Driven Health Care System, →ISBN, page 29:
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One who or that which causes to sweat.
We learn of the cruelty of some school or child-factory from journalists; we learn it from inspectors, we learn it from doctors, we learn it even from shame-stricken schoolmasters and repentant sweaters; but we never learn it from the children; we never learn it from the victims.
1906, Chesterton, Charles Dickens, chapter 3:
- A diaphoretic remedy.
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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, New York (State) Bureau of Mediation and Arbitration, Annual Report (volumes 7-8, page 158)
- (archaic) One who sweats coins, i.e. removes small portions by shaking them.
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(UK, obsolete) 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, […]
William Lecky, quoted in 1965, Gilbert Geis, Juvenile Gangs (page 6)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweaters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
sweater girl · sweaterless · polo neck sweater · sweater up · sweater meat · sweater dress · sweatermaker · Bill Cosby sweater · Cosby sweater · sweater-dress · sweaterlike · turtleneck sweater · sweater puppies · sweaterdress · polo-necked sweater · sweater curse · sweater vest · sweatery
Descendants
све́тр · 스웨터 · セーター · suèter · sweater · suéter · sweter · suéter · sweta · сви́тер · Sweater · sweter · süveter · svetr · szvetter
Synonyms
sweatshirt · cardigan · pullover · jersey · jumper · perspirer · wooly · exploiter
Translations (177)
win woonąžį zizik (similar garment worn for warmth) · ru ко́фта (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · sv (tjock)tröja (similar garment worn for warmth) · mk фанела (similar garment worn for warmth) · th เสื้อขนสัตว์ (similar garment worn for warmth) · sw sweta (similar garment worn for warmth) · af trui (similar garment worn for warmth) · ms sweater (similar garment worn for warmth) · sl pulover (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · hu pulóver (similar garment worn for warmth) · fi villapaita (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ca dessuadora (similar garment worn for warmth) · es suéter (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · om shurraaba (similar garment worn for warmth) · ko 쎄타 (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ca dessuadora (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · lv pulovers (similar garment worn for warmth) · mi poraka (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ru дже́мпер (similar garment worn for warmth) · es buzo (similar garment worn for warmth) · ru сви́тер (similar garment worn for warmth) · cmn 毛衣 (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · nl trui (similar garment worn for warmth) · ru дже́мпер (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · pt suéter (similar garment worn for warmth) · izh lankapaita (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · kk пуловер (similar garment worn for warmth) · gd geansaidh (similar garment worn for warmth) · nv ééʼ naatsʼǫǫdii (similar garment worn for warmth) · ko 풀오버 (similar garment worn for warmth) · ms sweater (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ko 스웨터 (similar garment worn for warmth) · ko 쎄타 (similar garment worn for warmth) · sk sveter (similar garment worn for warmth) · ka სვიტრი (similar garment worn for warmth) · hy սվիտեր (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · sh џемпер (similar garment worn for warmth) · ary تريكو (similar garment worn for warmth) · vi áo pu-lơ-vơ (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · pt suéter (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · tr süveter (similar garment worn for warmth) · it maglione (similar garment worn for warmth) · ru сви́тер (similar garment worn for warmth) · km អាវរងា (similar garment worn for warmth) · de Pullover (similar garment worn for warmth) · fr sweat-shirt (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · lt megztinis (similar garment worn for warmth) · ja プルオーバー (similar garment worn for warmth) · be пуло́вер (similar garment worn for warmth) · fr pull (similar garment worn for warmth) · fi villapaita (similar garment worn for warmth) · nn genser (similar garment worn for warmth) · es chompa (similar garment worn for warmth) · my ဆွယ်တာ (similar garment worn for warmth) · sk sveter (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · pl pulower (similar garment worn for warmth) · ur سُویٹَر (similar garment worn for warmth) · ur سْویٹَر (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · hi स्वेदक (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · be швэ́дар (similar garment worn for warmth) · vi áo săng-đay (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ur سْویٹَر (similar garment worn for warmth) · se báidi (similar garment worn for warmth) · cmn 套衫 (similar garment worn for warmth) · ru сви́тер (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · pt malha (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · fr sweat (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ms baju sejuk (similar garment worn for warmth) · ga geansaí (similar garment worn for warmth) · uz sviter (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ru пуло́ве́р (similar garment worn for warmth) · pl sweter (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ky свитер (similar garment worn for warmth) · fi hikoilija (a person who sweats) · da sweater (similar garment worn for warmth) · cmn 毛線衣 /毛线衣 (similar garment worn for warmth) · mk џемпер (similar garment worn for warmth) · et kampsun (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · io jerzeo (similar garment worn for warmth) · be швэ́дар (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · es chaleco (similar garment worn for warmth) · la thorax lanius (similar garment worn for warmth) · eo pulovero (similar garment worn for warmth) · de Sweater (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ja セーター (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ja セーター (similar garment worn for warmth) · cmn 毛線衣 /毛线衣 (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · lt megztinis (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · be сві́тар (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · it maglia (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · uk светр (similar garment worn for warmth) · ru пуло́ве́р (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · tg свитер (similar garment worn for warmth) · tk pulower (similar garment worn for warmth) · nv éétsoh naatsʼǫǫdii (similar garment worn for warmth) · ms baju panas (similar garment worn for warmth) · es sueta (similar garment worn for warmth) · be сві́тар (similar garment worn for warmth) · bn সোয়েটার (similar garment worn for warmth) · sh џемпер (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · el πουλόβερ (similar garment worn for warmth) · kk свитер (similar garment worn for warmth) · uz pulover (similar garment worn for warmth) · et sviiter (similar garment worn for warmth) · cmn 毛衣 (similar garment worn for warmth) · pt blusa (similar garment worn for warmth) · lo ເສື້ອຂົນສັດ (similar garment worn for warmth) · vi áo len (similar garment worn for warmth) · sh džemper (similar garment worn for warmth) · cs svetr (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · fr pull-over (similar garment worn for warmth) · ia sweater (similar garment worn for warmth) · pt suador (a person who sweats) · ru ко́фта (similar garment worn for warmth) · de Sweater (similar garment worn for warmth) · hi स्वेटर (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · et sviiter (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · si ස්වේටර් (similar garment worn for warmth) · pdt Woljak (similar garment worn for warmth) · hy սվիտեր (similar garment worn for warmth) · sq mitan (similar garment worn for warmth) · fa-ira ژاکَت (similar garment worn for warmth) · ca jersei (similar garment worn for warmth) · bg пуло́вер (similar garment worn for warmth) · ja あせっかき (a person who sweats) · de Sweatshirt (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · az sviter (similar garment worn for warmth) · sv sweater (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · fr sweater (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ug پوپايكا (similar garment worn for warmth) · es jersey (similar garment worn for warmth) · tr kazak (similar garment worn for warmth) · ky пуловер (similar garment worn for warmth) · pl sweter (similar garment worn for warmth) · km អាវយឺត (similar garment worn for warmth) · mn битүү захтай цамц (similar garment worn for warmth) · uk пуло́вер (similar garment worn for warmth) · ru фуфа́йка (similar garment worn for warmth) · id switer (similar garment worn for warmth) · uz sviter (similar garment worn for warmth) · lv pulovers (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · he סוודר \ סְוֶדֶר (similar garment worn for warmth) · pt pulôver (similar garment worn for warmth) · ca suèter (similar garment worn for warmth) · ar سْوِيتَر (similar garment worn for warmth) · ru сви́тер (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · uk светр (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · fa-ira ژاکَت (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · nb genser (similar garment worn for warmth) · mk џемпер (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · eu jertse (similar garment worn for warmth) · sq pulovër (similar garment worn for warmth) · sl pulover (similar garment worn for warmth) · ka პულოვერი (similar garment worn for warmth) · es sudadera (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · ko 스웨터 (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · es suéter (similar garment worn for warmth) · es pulóver (similar garment worn for warmth) · az sviter (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · fa-ira پولُوِر (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · sh džemper (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · hi स्वेटर (similar garment worn for warmth) · ur سُویٹَر (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · cs svetr (similar garment worn for warmth) · cs pulovr (similar garment worn for warmth) · lv džemperis (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · se buser (similar garment worn for warmth) · fa-ira پُلیوِر (similar garment worn for warmth) · sq mitan (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · bg суи́тър (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) · es chomba (similar garment worn for warmth) · et kampsun (similar garment worn for warmth) · tk switer (similar garment worn for warmth) · fr chandail (similar garment worn for warmth) · lv džemperis (similar garment worn for warmth) · mn битүү захтай ноосон цамц (similar garment worn for warmth) · is peysa (similar garment worn for warmth)