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sword swallower

sword swallower noun: a performer who performs sword swallowing.

Noun

sword swallower (plural sword swallowers)

  1. A performer who performs sword swallowing
  2. (slang, vulgar) A person who performs oral sex on a man.
    • Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you and then he kneels
      He crosses himself and then he clicks his high heels
      And without further notice, he asks you how it feels1965, Bob Dylan, “Ballad of a Thin Man”, in Highway 61 Revisited

Forms of sword swallower

pluralsword swallowers

Questions about sword swallower

What does sword swallower mean?
Sword swallower means a performer who performs sword swallowing.
What part of speech is sword swallower?
Sword swallower is a noun.
What is the plural of sword swallower?
The plural of sword swallower is sword swallowers.

Words near sword swallower in the dictionary

  1. sword mats
  2. sword of Damocles
  3. Sword of Orion
  4. sword of state
  5. sword sedge
  6. sword swallower
  7. sword swallowers
  8. sword swallowing
  9. sword verse
  10. sword verses
  11. sword-and-sandal

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