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swearer

swearer

1 6.7
A person who often uses bad words
  • noun
  • /ˈswɛrər/
  • NSFW
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  • Then the liars and swearers are fools… for there are enough of them to beat the honest men… and hang them up.

Examples

  • At the party, many were surprised to find out that he was a casual swearer who spoke without filters.

  • He will separate the false swearers from truth tellers and the wheat from the chaff; he will sweep the floor of His House.

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  • She is known as a swearer because she often uses foul language in her conversations.

  • Despite his intelligence, he is regarded as a swearer due to his frequent use of profanity.

Synonyms

potty mouth
vsswearer
  • Offensive
7 9.1

A person who often says swear words

is a neutral term for someone who habitually uses profanity
mouth of a sailor
vsswearer
  • NSFW
9.3

A person who often uses rude words and swears

is a neutral descriptive term for someone who habitually uses profanity

How Profane

potty mouth
  • Offensive
7 9.1
swearer
  • NSFW
1 6.7

Surface Forms

swearer singular
swearers plural

Morphology

swearer = swear (transparent) = swear + er

The suffix '-er' is commonly used to denote a person who performs an action, making the meaning clear.

Etymology

The word swearer comes from swear ('to promise by God') and the ending -er ('one who does'). A helpful way to remember the bad-language sense is that people often used strong oaths or God's name as angry or rude words, so a swearer is someone who often uses rude or offensive language.