Bedswerver

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who commits adultery; an unfaithful spouse. archaic, historical

    "[S]hee’s / A Bed‑swaruer, euen as bad as those / That Vulgars giue bold’st Titles […]."

Example

More examples

"[S]hee’s / A Bed‑swaruer, euen as bad as those / That Vulgars giue bold’st Titles […]."

Etymology

From bed + swerver.

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