SWEATER


Meaning of SWEATER in English

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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.