💳 A card reader 🦹 A thief 📱 A touchscreen user

swiper

1 5.3

A person who moves items on a phone or tablet by sliding a finger

noun
/ˈswaɪpər/

: usuario de pantalla táctil

Examples

- Good job, Swiper.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
- Swiper!

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
Swiper at the ready!

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
As a swiper, she quickly navigated through the app by making smooth gestures on the screen.
The new smartphone allows swipers to easily switch between pages with a simple swipe.
Many swipers find it intuitive to use touchscreen devices for scrolling and selecting items.

Antonyms

non-user

4.1

A person who does not use a certain product, service or substance

Surface Forms

swiper singular

swipers plural

Morphology

swiper = swipe (transparent) = swipe + er

Agent noun formed by productive '-er' from the verb 'swipe' (making swipe gestures), so learners who know the verb can infer this meaning.

Etymology

The word swiper for a person who uses a touchscreen comes from the verb swipe, 'to move your finger across a screen'. So a swiper is someone who slides through photos or choices by quickly moving their finger.