swimmer
pronunciation
How to pronounce swimmer in British English:
UK [ˈswɪmə(r)]
How to pronounce swimmer in American English:
US [ˈswɪmər]
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- Noun:
- a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
- a person who travels through the water by swimming
Word Origin
- swimmer (n.)
- late 14c., agent noun from swim (v.).
Example
- 1. Swimmer 's ear is an infection of the outer ear canal .
- 2. Shenyang , china : a swimmer jumps into icy water at a park
- 3. The snow and bitter waters cannot keep this swimmer from the waters near athens in 2008 .
- 4. When a farm duck was taken at night , or a swimmer disappeared , a crocodile or alligator would usually be blamed .
- 5. Every time a great white strikes a swimmer off california 's central coast , people react with surprise .