natator

American  

[ney-tuh-ter] / ˈneɪ tə tər /

noun

1. a swimmer.

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Etymology

Origin of natator

1815–25; < Latin, equivalent to natā ( re ) to swim + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

Laughing and whistling as he went, Enrique Tirabocchi, Argentine natator, splashed his way across the treacherous English Channel from Cape Griz-Nez, France, to Dover, England, in 16 hours and 33 minutes.

From Time Magazine Archive

But their distant relatives, called by the boys the water-witches and apple-smellers, the gyrinus natator above alluded to, has a delightful smell, exactly similar to that of the richest, mellowest apple.

From Rambles of a Naturalist by Godman, John D.

The specimens reported here extend the known range of natator eastward from Camotl�n, Oaxaca; northward in Veracruz the species inhabits foothills as far north as Huatusco.

From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.

Eleutherodactylus rhodopis, Microbatrachylus pygmaeus, and Bufo valliceps are active during the day; these plus Bolitoglossa occidentalis, Bolitoglossa platydactyla, Eleutherodactylus alfredi, Eleutherodactylus natator, and an occasional Hyla are active at night.

From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.

‘Pugnat in adversas ire natator aquas,’ yea, lustily for thy life, child.

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick