sweater
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- noun
- /ˈswɛtər/
:
persona que suda
- He became known as the biggest sweater in the group, often needing a towel to wipe his face.
- sweater girl
- a black sweater
- a great sweater
Like if you go to eat, oh dude, I'm a big time sweater.
- Like if you go to eat, oh dude, I'm a big time sweater.
Examples
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Sweat now dropped from my neck inside my cotton sweater.
Fiction book (1990) -
Oh, sprinting in this sweater was a big mistake.
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You're right, it's too hot for a sweater.
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Vic wiped his forehead with the sleeve of his sweater.
Fiction book (1995) -
Colin was sweaty under the heavy Irish wool sweater and Irish tweed jacket that he'd bought earlier across from Trinity College.
Fiction book (2000) -
By the time Cee Cee had paid her cab driver and carried her overnight bag to the door of the Beth Shalom Convalescent Home, she was soaked with sweat, and her black silk sweater stuck to her in several wet places.
Fiction book (1991) -
After running for an hour, he was quite the sweater at the finish line.
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During the intense workout, she turned into a notorious sweater, leaving her clothes drenched.
Compounds
- Informal
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A worn, shabby piece of warm clothing with holes that still keeps you warm
- Informal
A warm, cozy piece of clothing that keeps you comfortable in cold weather
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sweater for a person comes from the verb sweat ('to sweat') plus the ending -er, which can mean 'one who'. A helpful way to remember it is that a sweater is simply 'one who sweats', which explains the modern use for someone who perspires a lot.