swimmer

American  

[swim-er] / ˈswɪm ər /

noun

• swimmers
  plural

1. a person or thing that swims.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• swimmers
  plural

Example Sentences

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swimmer swimmers

In this case, the shark — which Gauna believes to be a roughly 9-foot juvenile — lingered within arm’s length of the swimmer, circling him several times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

I'm still a long way from being a confident swimmer, but already the world feels a little more open to me: the sea, rivers and lakes; kayaking and paddleboarding.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

But Alice Dearing, a former Olympic swimmer and co-founder of the BSA, thinks that the US's history might have reverberated in parts of British culture too.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

She had always been a strong swimmer, so the other family members weren’t worried.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Her words didn’t make sense because you were always such a good swimmer, better than I was from the instant we met.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

This isn’t a surfable wave, and it wouldn’t be overtly noticeable to swimmers or boaters either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a few months ago.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: These bone-conducting headphones work above and below the water, making them a great choice for swimmers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Residents and wild swimmers were horrified to find them washed up on Saturday, appearing to gasp for air, in the River Wensum through Norwich.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Coach Ted must have passed it around right after practice, because there were all these water spots where wet swimmers had handled it, smudged the ink.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth