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

For this alert, officials have cited persistent high winds and wave action as the drivers of hazardous swimming conditions, which present significant risks even to experienced swimmers. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025

Nearby, Schweitzer draws an avid crowd of skiers, snowboarders, and mountain bikers, and the 1,158-foot-deep Lake Pend Oreille attracts sailors and swimmers alike. —Laura Beausire, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025

Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 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