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swimmer

noun

1. a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets

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he was an Olympic swimmer

• Derivationally related forms: ↑swim

• Hypernyms: ↑athlete, ↑jock

• Hyponyms: ↑backstroker, ↑breaststroker, ↑diver, ↑plunger, ↑skinny-dipper

• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Ederle, ↑Gertrude Ederle, ↑Gertrude Caroline Ederle

2. a person who travels through the water by swimming

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he is not a good swimmer

• Syn: ↑natator, ↑bather

• Derivationally related forms: ↑swim

• Hypernyms: ↑traveler, ↑traveller

• Hyponyms: ↑floater, ↑skin-diver, ↑aquanaut, ↑surfer, ↑surfboarder

Useful english dictionary. 2012.