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swaddler

noun
swad·​dler | \ -d(ᵊ)lə(r)\
plural -s

Definition of swaddler

chiefly Irish
: a Methodist preacher broadly : protestant

History and Etymology for swaddler

swaddle entry 2 + -er; probably from the frequent mention made by the preachers in their sermons to the swaddling clothes in which the infant Jesus lay (Luke 2:7)

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