swimmer

Noun
Synonyms: natatorbather

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets“he was an Olympic swimmer”
  2. a person who travels through the water by swimming“he is not a good swimmer”Synonyms: natatorbather
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Swimmer \Swim"mer\, n.

1.One who swims. [1913 Webster]

2.(Far.) A protuberance on the leg of a horse. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) A swimming bird; one of the natatores. [1913 Webster]

Little swimmer (Zool.), a phalarope. [1913 Webster]

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