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Definition of Swankers

1. swanker [n] - See also: swanker

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Swankers

swamp sunflower swamp white oak swamp willow swamy swan swan's down swan-flower swan-neck swanflower swang

swanherd swanherds swank swanked swanker swankers (current term) swankest swankey swankeys swankie

swankier swankies swankiest swankily swankiness swankinesses swanking swankpot swankpots swanks

Literary usage of Swankers

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1. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1837)
"... and there used to be a lot of outrageous tarnation swankers meet there for a night's spree, — fellows as carried bright ..."

2. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1837)
"... and there used to be a lot of outrageous tarnation swankers meet there for a night's spree,—fellows us carried bright marlin'-spikes in their pockets ..."

3. That which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day by Richard Dehan (1918)
"The duchesses weren't amusing themselves, or trying to snub swankers. They were just mothers—real mothers—trying to talk cricket to their boys. ..."

4. A Consulting Surgeon in the Near East by Alfred Herbert Tubby (1920)
"... the " swankers," etc., and caused much merriment. Amongst the staff of No. 15 General Hospital, Alexandria, there happened to be a considerable amount ..."

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