SWADDLER

Etymology

Noun

swaddler (plural swaddlers)

One who swaddles.

A blanket used for swaddling a baby.

Anagrams

• dawdlers, waddlers

Etymology

Noun

Swaddler (plural Swaddlers)

(derogatory, dated) A member of the Methodist Church in Ireland.

Anagrams

• dawdlers, waddlers

Source: Wiktionary


Swad"dler, n.

Definition: A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist. Shipley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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