American English pronunciation
How to pronounce swain
IPA transcription: [s'weɪn]
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Noun
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a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
“if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked”
Usage examples
- Timothy Camp is regarded as the greatest olympic coxswain in the United States history.
- Boatswain's Mate Hammerberg posthumously received the Medal of Honor.
- He represents the constituents of Jackson, Swain and Haywood counties.
- The parish also includes the hamlet of Swainshill.
- The Coxswain Pin can be awarded Temporarily or Permanently.
- Swain and Hires were rescued by helicopter.
- Her sister is the actress Dominique Swain.
- Sideboys are instructed by the piping of the Boatswain's Mate.
- The Oconaluftee River also flows through Swain County in the town of Cherokee.
- Francis Swaine Muhlenberg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.