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

Peter and Rebecca’s sister Lauren will serve as Rebecca’s support swimmer. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026

Boaters, paddleboarders and swimmers should all keep their distance. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Swimmers fight cancer Like her mother, De Los Angeles’ daughter Dalilah is a swimmer. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

As swimmers are warned away, Lowe said his researchers will head to the area on Wednesday with drones and other tracking methods to try to confirm the sighting. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 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