sweater

noun

sweat·​er ˈswe-tər 

1

: one that sweats or causes sweating

2

a

: a knitted or crocheted jacket or pullover

b

: a heavy jersey worn in ice hockey

Examples of sweater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The crewneck sweater keeps your chest covered, and the pullover design is so easy to slip on. —Nicol Natale, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Think of Cabernet as the serious older sibling who wears a blazer to dinner, while Merlot is the easygoing one who shows up in a sweater and still gets seated at the best table. —Emily Price, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

The photos of the $599 sweater went viral, with over 9,100 votes and more than 370 comments at the time of writing. —John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025

During warmups at Madison Square Garden, Zuccarello wore a Wild sweater with Rosen’s name on the back and the number 40 on it, in honor of the broadcaster’s four decades of work. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sweater

• sweater girl
• sweater-vest

Rhymes for sweater

• better
• bettor
• debtor
• fetter
• getter
• letter
• netter
• petar
• petter
• rhetor
• setter
• tetter

Kids Definition

sweater

noun

sweat·​er ˈswet-ər 

1

: one that sweats or causes sweating

2

: a knitted or crocheted jacket or pullover