sweater
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sweater
- /ˈswɛtə/ UK
- /ˈswɛtɚ/ US
- /-ɾɚ/ US
- /ˈswetə/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English swētere, equivalent to sweat + -er.
noun sweaters
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A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
Similar: sweatshirt
- 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
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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.
Similar: perspirer
- 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.
- A diaphoretic remedy.
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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.
Similar: exploiter
- One who sweats coins, i.e. removes small portions by shaking them.
- 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, […]
verb sweaters · sweatering · sweatered
- To dress in a sweater.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shirt, jacket, t-shirt, hoodie, sweatshirt, coat, jersey, swimsuit, vest, armor, pole, throat, bulletproof, pull, jumper, sweat
Translations
Every language
noun knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise
| Español | sudadera, suéter |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스웨터 seuweteo |
| 日本語 | セーター sētā |
| 中文 | 毛衣 máoyī, 毛線衣 /毛线衣 máoxiànyī |
| हिन्दी | स्वेटर sveṭar, स्वेदक svedak |
| Português | malha, suéter |
| Français | sweater, sweat-shirt, sweat |
| Deutsch | Sweatshirt, Sweater |
| Italiano | maglia |
| Русский | сви́тер svítɛr, сви́тер svíter, дже́мпер džémper, пуло́ве́р pulóvér, ко́фта kófta |
| Tiếng Việt | áo săng-đay, áo pu-lơ-vơ |
noun similar garment worn for warmth
| Español | chaleco, buzo, chomba, chompa, jersey, pulóver |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스웨터 seuweteo, 풀오버 purobeo |
| 日本語 | セーター sētā, プルオーバー puruōbā |
| 中文 | 毛衣 máoyī, 毛線衣 /毛线衣 máoxiànyī, 套衫 tàoshān |
| हिन्दी | स्वेटर sveṭar |
| Kiswahili | sweta |
| Português | suéter, pulôver, blusa |
| Français | pull-over, pull, chandail |
| Deutsch | Pullover, Sweater |
| Italiano | maglione |
| Ελληνικά | πουλόβερ poulóver |
| Русский | сви́тер svítɛr, сви́тер svíter, пуло́ве́р pulóvér, дже́мпер džémper, ко́фта kófta, фуфа́йка fufájka |
| Tiếng Việt | áo len |
| العربية | سْوِيتَر swītar |
| עברית | סוודר \ סְוֶדֶר svéder |
Talk about this word "sweater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sweater. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sweater. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sweater "sweater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sweater.Cite this
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title = {sweater},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sweater},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
