Swaddler

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Swaddler (plural Swaddlers)

(derogatory, dated, Ireland) A member of the Methodist Church in Ireland.
- May 14 1827, Humphrey O'Sullivan, The Diary of Humphrey O'Sullivan:
  Nobody is taking any interest in the fine subtle Irish language, apart from mean Swaddlers who try to lure the Irish to join their new cursed religion