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 relentless heat has already contributed to dozens of deaths in France in the last week, including 40 swimmers who died by drowning, prime minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 25 June 2026

The Coast Guard Station Detroit MH-65 helicopter responded to that call, with a rescue swimmer assisting in the hoist. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Many swimmers who get in trouble tire themselves out trying to get back to the beach, lifeguards say. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

Drowning deaths spiked by 172% in France last year during heat waves as swimmers tried to cool off. — Makini Brice, USA Today, 23 June 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