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

This massive outdoor water complex has two pools for serious swimmers and a lagoon-like area with a water play structure for kids. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026

But the former collegiate swimmer and aerobics instructor was none of those. —Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 27 May 2026

Low water levels at Boyd Lake State Park are changing the summer experience for visitors in 2026, with Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials warning swimmers to use caution as drought conditions continue across Northern Colorado. —Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 27 May 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