swager

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Midlands/ˈswɛ(ː)ɡ(.)ə(ɹ)//ˈswäɡ(.)əɹ/

noun

A brother-in-law.

“Mehe swager wooner deh nowt at aw fer 'is kenship. 'e is a coont.”

OriginProto-Germanic *swēgraz ← Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros →
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Meanings

swager1

nounswager (plural swagers)

plural swagers

  1. dialectalrusticA brother-in-law.

    Mehe swager wooner deh nowt at aw fer 'is kenship. 'e is a coont.

swager2

nounswager (plural swagers)

plural swagers

  1. A tool that performs swaging.

Swager3

proper nounSwager (plural Swagers)

plural Swagers

  1. A surname.

Origin

swager · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱuros“husband's father”
  2. Proto-Germanic*swēgraz“husband's brother”
  3. Englishswager

Recorded in neither Old English nor Middle English. Perhaps a borrowing from Dutch or Low German, but this derivation is rather unlikely due to the presence of the words like sweġer (“mother-in-law”) and swēor (“father-in-law”) in some East Midlands dialects, which are derived from attested Old English and Middle English words sweger and sweor, respectively. Ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (“husband's brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).

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swager · noun

From swage + -er.

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Swager · proper noun

* As a Dutch surname, from zwager (“son-in-law”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Schwager, with the same meaning as the Dutch word. Compare Swoger, Swagger.

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APA

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MLA

“swager.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swager. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swager,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swager.

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