What's the difference between shearer and swearer?
Shearer
Definition:
(n.) One who shears.
(n.) A reaper.
Example Sentences:
(1) Harry Kane laughs off one-season wonder tag after Alan Shearer pep talk Read more “He is a great role model.
(2) Shearer has long been expected to take the reins at St James' Park at some point but it is something of a surprise that he has chosen to do so amid such turbulence and uncertainty over the club's future.
(3) Everything happens for Alan Shearer - he's a lucky lad like that.
(4) During the last years of her life, Shearer wrote book reviews (not just of dance books) for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, which were immensely readable though not celebrated for their generosity towards authors.
(5) It had little effect on GvHR-induced splenomegaly observed 2 weeks after the inoculation, but significantly delayed the subsidence of splenomegaly as revealed 8 weeks later, suggesting that suppression of CTL converts immunosuppressive GvHR to immunostimulative one as reported by G. M. Shearer.
(6) • Alan Shearer is part of the BBC's World Cup lineup.
(7) Matt Le Tissier Alan Shearer Ian Wright Andy Cole Cole scored 34 goals for newly promoted Newcastle United, helping them earn an impressive third-place finish.
(8) Shearer's appointment has been greeted with almost unanimous praise on Tyneside , but, with the club sitting precariously in the bottom three of the Premier League and a tricky fixture list to end the season, he could become the first manager to guide Newcastle to relegation since Jim Smith did so in 1988-89.
(9) It reminds me of that time Alan Shearer tried to “push” Neil Lennon’s head away with his foot.
(10) As part of a special launch event, Newcastle are planning to raise funds for the Alan Shearer Foundation, courtesy of a special charity auction of exclusive items to benefit the charity's work in supporting children, adults and families with disability across the north-east.
(11) "I'm staggered just like the rest of Newcastle fans," Shearer told BBC Five Live: "I am surprised at how quickly it came along and it's an astonishing amount for a young guy with huge potential.
(12) Dennis Bergkamp, Michael Owen and Alan Shearer Dion Dublin, Michael Owen and Chris Sutton They scored 18 goals for their clubs, but none of them won the league.
(13) Alan Shearer, Phil Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Lineker, Thierry Henry, Gabby Logan, Alan Hansen.
(14) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dion Dublin and Michael Owen Chris Sutton, Dennis Bergkamp and Alan Shearer Who were the joint top scorers in the 1998-99 season?
(15) Rooney’s 187th Premier League goal, a tally bettered only by Alan Shearer, came when he breached the offside trap.
(16) 7-0 was mentioned by Redknapp, a hat trick for Messi from Hansen and Shearer was almost overcome in his reverence for Messi's abilities.
(17) My criticism yesterday was aimed at fair-weather supporters however the fever also seemed to have gripped so called experts like Lawrenson, Hansen, Shearer and Keegan.
(18) As Tony Shearer, boss of Abbey Protection, boldly remarked on Monday's BBC Newsnight, a normal person should regard being offered "an incentive bonus" as an insult.
(19) Alan Shearer is to take over as Newcastle United's manager until the end of the season in a sensational move which will see the club's former captain, who has no coaching experience, charged with the task of avoiding relegation.
(20) He was part of the side that won the title in 1992 and he went on to captain Everton and then joined Newcastle for six seasons where he played alongside Alan Shearer.
Swearer
Definition:
(n.) One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.
(n.) A profane person; one who uses profane language.
Example Sentences:
(1) My favourite swearers’ (writers, lyricists and standups) profanity is a deadly weapon: creative, joyous, precise, cathartic, hilarious and revealing.
(2) The singer told the court his friend was “no slouch” as a swearer but would never use the word pleb.