swaddler

noun swad·dler \ -d(ᵊ)lə(r) \

Definition of swaddler

plural -s

chiefly Irish

: a Methodist preacher; broadly : protestant

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Origin and Etymology of swaddler

²swaddle + -er; probably from the frequent mention made by the preachers in their sermons to the swaddling clothes in which the infant Jesus lay (Luke 2:7)