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sweller

sweller

9.4
Something that makes a part of the body get bigger or puff up
  • noun
  • /ˈswɛlər/
  • Archaic
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  • After my workout, I used an ice pack to reduce the sweller on my knee.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that the medication might lead to some sweller in the affected areas.

  • You never saw anything sweller than that parlor set I bought.

    Bad Girl (1931)

  • Texts can be complex because of language issues and the intrinsic complexity of topics and concepts in the disciplines (Sweller, Ayres, & Kalyuga, 2011).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Extraneous (ineffective) cognitive load occurs when "working memory resources are used for activities that are irrelevant to schema acquisition and automation" (Paas, Renki, & Sweller, 2003, p. 2).

    Academic text (2008)

  • The swelling on her ankle was caused by an insect bite, making it a painful sweller.

Synonyms

increaser
vssweller
1 3.6

A person or thing that makes something bigger

focuses on swelling specifically rather than general increase

Surface Forms

sweller singular
swellers plural

Morphology

sweller = swell (transparent) = swell + er

Meaning is a straightforward agent/result noun formed from the verb 'swell' plus the productive suffix '-er', so learners who know 'swell' and '-er' can infer the sense.

Etymology

Sweller is made from the simple word swell, which means 'to grow larger', plus the ending -er meaning 'someone or something that does'. So a sweller is something that makes another thing puff up or get bigger, like a bee sting, medicine, or an allergy.