swimmer

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swimmer

/ˈswɪm.ə/ Australia, UK
[ˈswɪm.ə] Australia, UK
/ˈswɘm.ɘ/ New Zealand
[ˈswɘm.ɘ] New Zealand
/ˈswɪm.ɐ/ Northumbria
/ˈswɪm.ɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
[ˈswɪm.ɚ] ~ [ˈswɪm.ɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard

Rhymes with -ɪmə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English swimmere, equivalent to swim + -er. The dumplings are so called because they are often served in stew.

noun swimmers

One who swims. The swimmer who is an expert does not exhibit his muscular force by violent movements, but exhibits some power which is invisible and which shows itself in perfect grace and reposefulness.
A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
A webfooted aquatic bird. The number of species of birds at present known from the various islands of the Molluccan group is 265, but of these only 70 belong to the usually abundant tribes of the waders and swimmers, indicating that these are very imperfectly known.
colloquial, in plural A sperm.
UK, informal A Norfolk dumpling.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: natator, bather, skater, pool, athlete, player, golfer, synchronized swimmer, sprinter, sportdiver, swaddler, showerer, poolgoer, sinker, swinger, rower

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noun one who swims

Español	nadador, nadadora
한국어	수영 선수 suyeong seonsu
日本語	水泳選手 suiei senshu, 泳ぎ手 oyogite, 泳ぐ人 oyogu hito, スイマー suimā
中文	游泳者 yóuyǒngzhě, 游泳選手 /游泳选手 yóuyǒng xuǎnshǒu, 游泳運動員 /游泳运动员 yóuyǒng yùndòngyuán
हिन्दी	तैराक tairāk
Português	nadador
Français	nageur, nageuse
Deutsch	Schwimmer, Schwimmerin
Italiano	nuotatore, nuotatrice
Ελληνικά	κολυμβητής kolymvitís
Română	înotător, înotătoare
Русский	плове́ц plovéc, пловчи́ха plovčíxa
Tiếng Việt	tuyển thủ bơi lội
العربية	سَبَّاح sabbāḥ, عَوَّام ʕawwām
עברית	שחיין sakhyán, שחיינית sakhyanít

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@misc{swimmer_2026,
  title = {swimmer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swimmer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}