: one that swings: such as
a
: a person who is lively, exciting, and fashionable
b
: one who engages freely in sex
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Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The near-post heavy organisation from Marco Silva’s side theoretically depends on the goalkeeper to claim in-swingers towards the back post, but De Ligt’s blocking role prevents Bernd Leno from defending the cross.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
There were also rumors that Karen belonged to a swingers group known as the Pink Poodle Club.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Nowadays, people visit swinging clubs and otherwise connect online with fellow swingers.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In the three seasons that Hulu has cranked out in the past 15 months (with 20 more episodes ordered for next year), producers have seemingly had no trouble keeping the drama going even as the swinger frisson fades.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The near-post heavy organisation from Marco Silva’s side theoretically depends on the goalkeeper to claim in-swingers towards the back post, but De Ligt’s blocking role prevents Bernd Leno from defending the cross.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
There were also rumors that Karen belonged to a swingers group known as the Pink Poodle Club.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Nowadays, people visit swinging clubs and otherwise connect online with fellow swingers.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swinger
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“Swinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swinger. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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