Swede

[ sweed ]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Sweden.
2. (lowercase) Chiefly British. a rutabaga.

swede

¹

/ swiːd /

noun

1. a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus (or B. napobrassica ), cultivated for its bulbous edible root, which is used as a vegetable and as cattle fodder: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
2. the root of this plant
3. a slang word for head

Swede

²

/ swiːd /

noun

1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Sweden

Word History and Origins

Origin of Swede¹

1580–90; < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; cognate with German Schwede; compare Old English Swēon (plural), Old Norse Svēar, Svīar, Medieval Latin Suiōnes

Word History and Origins

Origin of Swede¹

C19: so called after being introduced into Scotland from Sweden in the 18th century

Example Sentences

For Swedes, the idea of a civil emergency booklet is nothing new.

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It was Manchester City-bound director Hugo Viana who seized the opportunity to sign him, and the Swede's reputation has since soared.

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Miller suggested the Swede should have perhaps started with an extra man in midfield, given how overrun Aberdeen were in that area.

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Last month, Sapo also accused Iranian intelligence of hacking into a text messaging service to send 15,000 messages to Swedes aimed at creating divisions in society and painting Sweden as an Islamophobic country.

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In the end it did not matter such was their dominance and the Swedes' lack of bite up the other end.

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