swiper
swiper Lexical Profile
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• noun
An electronic device through which a card with a magnetic stripe is passed in order to read the encoded information.
"The cashier ran the credit card through the swiper at the checkout counter."
A person who slides a finger across a touchscreen device, especially when browsing profiles on a mobile app, or who passes a magnetic card through a reader.
"Frequent swipers on dating apps often make snap judgments based on a single photo."
A person who steals things, especially by snatching them quickly or casually (informal).
"Someone in the office is a notorious lunch swiper who keeps taking food from the shared refrigerator."
One who or that which delivers a sweeping blow or strike.
"In baseball, a wild swiper at the plate is easily fooled by an off-speed pitch."
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