swimmer
noun
swim·​mer
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plural swimmers
Definition of swimmer
: a person or animal that swims
a competitive swimmer a fast/strong swimmer … he liked to tell us that he had been a powerful swimmer in his youth, but I never saw him in actual water save once, and he then came out very promptly, shivering and upset.— H. L. Mencken a dog that is an excellent swimmer
Examples of swimmer in a Sentence
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Among these top athletes were five Pleasanton Seahawks swimmers: Ethan N. Wang (14-years-old), Faith Carroll (14), Natalie Mak (11), Oryan Liu (10) and Christopher Wang (10). — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, "Youth swimming results," 28 Aug. 2019 His successors have not been such fearless swimmers, nor such show-offs. — New York Times, "At Mao’s Beach, China’s Leaders Still Make History as Lifeguards Hide From the Sun," 22 Aug. 2019 His successors have not been such fearless swimmers, nor such showoffs. — Jane Perlez, BostonGlobe.com, "At Mao’s beach, China’s leaders still make history as lifeguards hide from the sun," 22 Aug. 2019 Mitchell and Davis are the fourth and fifth Carmel swimmers in the past three junior worlds. — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "Carmel swimmer Wyatt Davis wins two world junior medals in one day," 21 Aug. 2019 An open anemone farther away might attract them, but clownfish are poor swimmers, so moving away isn’t a good option. — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, "These fish eggs aren't hatching. The culprit? Light pollution.," 9 July 2019 But four boys had emerged by 8 p.m., quite a bit ahead of schedule — and all the more remarkable because the boys are novice swimmers, with no diving experience. — George Styllis, latimes.com, "Fighting time and high waters, first four boys rescued from Thailand cave," 8 July 2018 Sea Change founder Cheryl Allcock said the Marathon Swimmers Federation has confirmed the students will be the first swimmers to cross that passage. — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Del Mar students plunge into open waters with trailblazing distance swims," 23 May 2018 Contrary to stereotypes about cats, Jaguars are very good swimmers. — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, "Boaters find Jaguar sports car submerged in marsh," 17 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swimmer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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swimmer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of swimmer
: a person who swims : a person who is swimming
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