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sweater

[ swet-er ]

noun

  1. a knitted jacket or jersey, in pullover or cardigan style, with or without sleeves.
  2. a person or thing that sweats.
  3. an employer who underpays and overworks employees.


adjective

  1. of, for, or pertaining to a sweater:

    sweater yarn; sweater fashions.

  2. made like a sweater:

    a sweater dress.

sweater

/ ˈɛə /

noun

    1. a garment made of knitted or crocheted material covering the upper part of the body, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
    2. ( as modifier )

      a sweater dress

  1. a person or thing that sweats
  2. an employer who overworks and underpays his employees
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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My school uniform sweater suddenly bunched in ways that felt like a personal attack.

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The Kelces announced a fourth child was on the way in November, when Kylie Kelce posted a picture of their first three daughters in pink “Big Sister” sweaters, reacting to the news.

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The magazine reported her pregnancy after she was spotted in Los Angeles wearing a T-shirt and sweater “with her baby bump just visible.”

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He was waiting at the cross walk with his back facing me wearing an off-white mohair sweater.

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Three aid workers wearing blue surgical gloves were packing up boxes labeled “kids/hydration,” “tea and hot coco”and “small sweater.”

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