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swapper, swopper|ˈswɒpə(r)|
[f. swap v. + -er1.]
1. Something very big; a ‘whopper’; spec. a ‘thumping’ lie. slang or dial.
c1700Kennett MS. Lansd. 1033, Swapper, a great lie is called a swapper. 1715M. Davies Athen. Brit. I. Pref. 36 After they have confess'd their swappers to the Jesuits or some of the Regulars. 1818Maginn in Blackw. Mag. IV. 321 I'm a swapper, as every one knows, In my pumps six feet three inches high.
2. One who ‘swaps’, exchanges, or barters. slang or colloq.
1680Reflect. on Late Libel 28 The Author had..been Lecturer there at this day, (for he is no Starter, nor Shifter, nor Swapper of Livings). a1700in S. de Vere Americanisms (1872) 308 The headlong fool who wants to be a swopper Of gold and silver coin for English copper. 1893Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 14 Nov., In this case a man casting other than a straight ticket may be called a ‘trader’ or ‘swapper.’ |