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sideswiper

sideswiper noun: one who sideswipes.

Noun

sideswiper (plural sideswipers)

  1. One who sideswipes.
  2. A type of telegraph key, similar to a straight (pump) key, but whose keying action is in a side-to-side, rather than an up-and-down, motion.

Forms of sideswiper

pluralsideswipers

Origin of sideswiper

From sideswipe + -er.

Questions about sideswiper

What does sideswiper mean?
Sideswiper means one who sideswipes.
What part of speech is sideswiper?
Sideswiper is a noun.
What is the plural of sideswiper?
The plural of sideswiper is sideswipers.

Words near sideswiper in the dictionary

  1. sidestroke
  2. sidestrokes
  3. sideswept
  4. sideswipe
  5. sideswiped
  6. sideswiper
  7. sideswipers
  8. sideswipes
  9. sideswiping
  10. sidetable
  11. sidetables

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