backstroker en · NOUN
Etymology
From backstroke + -er.
Meanings
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A swimmer who uses the style backstroke.
Matt Grevers was struggling to keep his head above water in a deep pool of backstrokers when a coach from the Netherlands offered him a preserver.
2008 July 13, Karen Crouse, “Wooed by Netherlands, a Swimmer Stays for the Challenge”, in New York Times:I swam differently from the other backstrokers," he says. "
1998 August 28, Ted Kleine, “Pool Hustler”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| backstrokers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
nl rugslagzwemmer (swimmer who swims the backstroke) · ru спини́ст (swimmer who swims the backstroke)