noun
a warm piece of clothing with long sleeves, which you wear on the top part of your body
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Other words for sweater are jersey, jumper and pullover. Sweaters are often made of wool. A cardigan is a sweater that fastens at the front like a jacket.
sweat‧er /ˈswetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: sweat; because it was originally worn when doing exercise, to make you sweat]
a piece of warm wool or cotton clothing with long sleeves, which covers the top half of your body SYN jumper British English
a knitted piece of clothing made of wool or cotton for the upper part of the body, with long sleeves. In British English the word is used to describe a piece of clothing with no buttons. In American English a sweater can have buttons and be like a jacket.
sweat·er /ˈswɛtɚ/ noun, pl-ers[count] : a warm usually knitted piece of clothing for the upper part of your body: such as a : one that is put on by pulling it over your head : pullover
- called also (Brit) jumper,
- see color picture bUS : one that opens like a jacket and that is fastened in the front with buttons or a zipper - called also cardigan,
