Meanings
verbswear like a sailor (third-person singular simple present swears like a sailor, present participle swearing like a sailor, simple past swore like a sailor, past participle sworn like a sailor)
present singular third person swears like a sailor · participle present swearing like a sailor · past swore like a sailor · participle past sworn like a sailor
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of swear like a trooper.
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swear like a sailor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swear%20like%20a%20sailor
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“swear like a sailor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swear%20like%20a%20sailor. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swear like a sailor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swear%20like%20a%20sailor.
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