Swisser
Swisser noun: a native of Switzerland; a Swiss.
Noun
Swisser (plural Swissers)
- A native of Switzerland; a Swiss.
- Being impossible to conclude and accord any agreement betweene the Pope and the King of France, the Swissers came to serue the Pope, of whose valour and power the French stood much in feare.1601, ‘WT’, translating Lord Remy of Florence, Civill considerations vpon many and svndrie histories, p. 111
- A Spaniard can not well brooke to feede after our fashion, nor we endure to drinke as the Swizzers.1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.13
Examples of Swisser in a sentence
- Where is my Swissers, let them guard the doore.1604, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, IV.5:
- The Austrian Princes and the Swissers, I have still heard, are from father to sonne, hereditary and irreconcilable enimies.1624, “Vox Cœli, or News from Heaven”, in Somer's Tracts, volume II, London, published 1809:
Forms of Swisser
| plural | Swissers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Swizzer |
Origin of Swisser
From Middle High German Swycer, Schwyczer, variants of Sweitzer (“Switzer”); or from French Suisse + -er.
Questions about Swisser
- What does Swisser mean?
- Swisser means a native of Switzerland; a Swiss.
- How do you use Swisser in a sentence?
- Where is my Swissers, let them guard the doore.
- What part of speech is Swisser?
- Swisser is a noun.
- What is the plural of Swisser?
- The plural of Swisser is Swissers.
Words near Swisser in the dictionary
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