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swotter

swotter noun: someone who swots.

Noun

swotter (plural swotters)

  1. Someone who swots
    • Their favourite pupils were the snotty little swotters who could repeat parrot-like most historical dates, the division of fractions and the genealogical musical chairs of the English monarchy.1988, Paul Stuewe, The Storms Below: The Turbulent Life and Times of Hugh Garner, James Lorimer & Company, →ISBN, page 21

Forms of swotter

pluralswotters

Origin of swotter

From swot + -er.

Questions about swotter

What does swotter mean?
Swotter means someone who swots.
What part of speech is swotter?
Swotter is a noun.
What is the plural of swotter?
The plural of swotter is swotters.

Words near swotter in the dictionary

  1. swot-vacs
  2. swots
  3. swots up on
  4. swotted
  5. swotted up on
  6. swotter
  7. swotters
  8. swottier
  9. swottiest
  10. swottily
  11. swottiness

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