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Sweater vs Slipover - What's the difference?

sweater | slipover |

As nouns the difference between sweater and slipover

is that sweater is a knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise while slipover is any garment that it easy to put on; especially a dress or top.

As an adjective slipover is

slip-on.

sweater

English

(wikipedia sweater)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
  • A similar garment worn for warmth.
  • One who sweats (produces sweat).
  • *
  • One who or that which causes to sweat.
  • *1906 , Chesterton, Charles Dickens ,
  • *:We learn of the cruelty of some school or child-factory from journalists; we learn it from inspectors, we learn it from doctors, we learn it even from shame-stricken schoolmasters and repentant sweaters ; but we never learn it from the children; we never learn it from the victims.

    • Synonyms

    * sweatshirt * jumper, pullover, jersey, cardigan, wooly * perspirer * exploiter

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    slipover

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • slip-on
    • a slipover dress

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any garment that it easy to put on; especially a dress or top.