| NOUN | person | swimmer | a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | swimmer, natator, bather | a person who travels through the water by swimming |
| Sounds | swih'mer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Amor ... Zimmer: 100 rhymes with mer... | |
| Meaning | A trained athlete who participates in swimming meets. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he was an Olympic swimmer" | |
| Instances | Ederle, Gertrude Ederle, Gertrude Caroline Ederle | United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003) |
| Narrower | backstroker | someone who swims the backstroke |
| breaststroker | someone who swims the breaststroke | |
| diver, plunger | someone who dives (into water) | |
| skinny-dipper | A naked swimmer | |
| Broader | athlete, jock | A person trained to compete in sports |
| Spanish | nadador | |
| Catalan | nedador | |
| Verbs | swim | travel through water |
| Meaning | A person who travels through the water by swimming. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he is not a good swimmer" | |
| Synonyms | natator, bather | |
| Narrower | floater | A swimmer who floats in the water |
| skin-diver, aquanaut | An underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder | |
| surfer, surfboarder | someone who engages in surfboarding | |
| Broader | traveler, traveller | A person who changes location |
| Spanish | bañista, nadador, natator | |
| Catalan | banyista, natator, nedador | |
| Verbs | swim | travel through water |
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