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

Before his death, Grant was working toward a goal of becoming the second Olympic swimmer from his small town high school following in the footsteps of two-time gold medalist Garrett Weber-Gale. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers This is the story of a group of swimmers who find solace in their neighborhood pool. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

The alligator did not attack the other swimmers, police said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026

The water was off limits to swimmers Saturday while the beach ground remained open. — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 24 Aug. 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