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
H. L. Menckena dog that is an excellent swimmer
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Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
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While no one should be outside during a hurricane, mariners, swimmers and those who live along the coast should stay out of the water even if a storm is miles away.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
Rescue swimmers, dive teams, marine units, drones and additional equipment from various agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, assisted in search efforts, which were suspended at night but resumed in the morning of May 22.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 May 2025
While no one should be outside during a hurricane, mariners, swimmers and those who live along the coast should stay out of the water even if a storm is miles away.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Related Articles Adding to the project’s creative vision, LGBTQIA+ artist Richard Kilroy contributed an original print of two swimmers in a pool, featured on one of the line’s T-shirts.
—Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for swimmer
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“Swimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmer. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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