sweater-vest

noun

sweat·​er-vest ˈswe-tər-ˌvest 

: a sleeveless pullover or buttoned sweater

Examples of sweater-vest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dare to don a pair of corduroys in a trending color or alongside eye-catching pieces—a shrunken sweater-vest, studded boots, a statement belt—and you’ll be rewarded with instant street style cred. — Jasmine Fox-Suliaman, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2025

There’s Morgan Spector in a Thom Browne sweater-vest, no undershirt, arm tattoos on display, or Colman Domingo in volumes of crisp, architectural suiting. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024

Wear a sweater-vest without feeling like an awkward nineteen-eighties sitcom dad. — Audrey Burges, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023

The collaboration drops on September 6 with the aforementioned T-shirts as well as tennis skirts with lace trim, argyle sweater-vests, polos, and hoodies in pink, gray, and black. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2023

His sweater-vest hung off him like the ghost of someone else’s clothes. — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above