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
H. L. Menckena dog that is an excellent swimmer
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Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea.
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The lake is a haven for houseboaters, paddlers, and swimmers.
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CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Dahomean soldiers were unfamiliar with canoes and were known to be poor swimmers, so water was seen as a particularly valuable protection.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The lake is a haven for houseboaters, paddlers, and swimmers.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swimmer
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“Swimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmer. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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