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swimmer

swim·mer

UK/ˈswɘm.ɘ/ US/ˈswɪm.ə/ fairly common informal uk

noun

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”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • blue swimmer crab
  • ice swimmer
  • little swimmer
  • rescue swimmer
  • side swimmer
  • synchronised swimmer
  • synchronized swimmer
  • winter swimmer

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