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

The experienced ocean swimmer, who co-created the ocean swim group the Kelp Krawlers over 20 years ago, was swimming with a group of 15 swimmers. —Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025

Riley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer turned right-wing media figure, received $474,313 in compensation last year from the Leadership Institute, according to the conservative organization’s most recent tax filing. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025

The swimmer was reported missing just after noon on Sunday at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove in Monterey Bay, according to a joint statement from the Coast Guard and the cities of Pacific Grove and Monterey. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025

Emergency crews responded to Lovers Point in Pacific Grove for reports of a missing swimmer just after noon. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

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