swimmer

noun

swim·​mer ˈswi-mər 

plural swimmers

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

After getting out of the water, swimmers should shower with clean water soon after, according to the agency. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Signs are posted at both beaches reminding swimmers to stay out of the water. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2026

Arizona State swimmer Jonny Kulow and Cincinnati track athlete Juliette Laracuente-Huebner also received the honor. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

There isn't much known about how these materials might impact swimmers. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing swimmer

• swimmer's ear
• swimmer's itch

Rhymes for swimmer

• brimmer
• dimmer
• glimmer
• grimmer
• nimmer
• rimmer
• shimmer
• simmer
• skimmer
• slimmer
• timmer
• trimmer