Definitions of swimmer
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a person who travels through the water by swimming“he is not a good swimmer”
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floater
a swimmer who floats in the water
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aquanaut, skin-diver
an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder
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surfboarder, surfer
someone who engages in surfboarding
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floater
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a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets“he was an Olympic swimmer”
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examples:
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Gertrude Caroline Ederle
United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003)
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backstroker
someone who swims the backstroke
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breaststroker
someone who swims the breaststroke
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diver, plunger
someone who dives (into water)
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skinny-dipper
a naked swimmer
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Gertrude Caroline Ederle
Pronunciation
US
/ˈswɪmər/
UK
/ˈswɪmə/
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