swooner

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noun

Someone who swoons

OriginMiddle English swounere →
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Meanings

nounswooner (plural swooners)

plural swooners

  1. Someone who swoons

    For a while on “Breakthrough,” as with Ms. Caillat’s debut album, “Coco,” it appears as if she’s content to remain polite, an unfussy swooner.

    2009 September 2, Jon Caramanica, “Singing a (Very) Simple Song”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Middle Englishswounere
  2. Englishswooner

From Middle English swounere, sownere, equivalent to swoon + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

swooner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swooner

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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