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Definition of Swallower
1. n. One who swallows; also, a glutton.
Definition of Swallower
1. Noun. Agent noun of swallow; one who swallows. ¹
2. Noun. (vulgar slang) Someone who swallows semen at the end of an act of fellatio. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swallower
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swallower
Literary usage of Swallower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"(Esophagoscopy in a Sword swallower.—HALD (Arch, inter, de laryng., d'otol., et
de rhin., March-April, 1908) reports his observations in ..."
2. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"... -swallower,' but really from the older ... swallower of pus/ from its supposed
healing qualities; from AS gund, pus. Grudge, to grumble. ..."
3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1881)
"The Knife-swallower rushed upon the stage, took poor Dolly in his arms ...
The Knife-swallower was wrapping Dolly in a shawl and putting her hat on. ..."
4. Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi by Harry Houdini (1920)
"... A RAZOR-swallower, AN UMBRELLA-swallower, WILLIAM DEMPSTER, JOHN GUMMING,
EDITH CLIFFORD, VICTORINA. IT has sometimes been noted in the foregoing pages, ..."
5. Myth, Ritual and Religion by Andrew Lang (1899)
"... for wide diffusion as well as origin of myths —Connected with general theory
of evolution—Puzzling example of myth of the water-swallower—Professor ..."
6. Myth, Ritual and Religion by Andrew Lang (1887)
"... for wide diffusion as well as origin of myths—Connected with general theory
of evolution—Puzzling example of myth of the water-swallower— Professor ..."
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