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swimmer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈswɪm.ə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈswɪm.ɐ/ (Northumbria)
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• [ˈswɪm.ɚ] ~ [ˈswɪm.ɹ̩] (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
• [ˈswɘm.ɘ] (New-Zealand)
• [ˈswɪm.ə] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈswɘm.ɘ/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈswɪm.ɚ/ (Canadian, General-American, Standard)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. One who swims.
   • The swimmer who is an expert does not exhibit his muscular force by violent movements, but exhibits some power which is invisible and which shows itself in perfect grace and reposefulness. 1918, Rabindranath Tagore, Nationalism, London: Macmillan, page 128:
   • In the summer of 1992, eight beaches were closed and swimmers were warned away because of colliform bacteria, caused by boaters emptying toilets directly into the lake or onto nearby shores. Park officials may soon supply the lake with floating waste disposal systems. 1994, Bruce Berger, There Was a River, Tucson, A.Z.; London: The University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 61:
2. A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
3. A webfooted aquatic bird.
   • The number of species of birds at present known from the various islands of the Molluccan group is 265, but of these only 70 belong to the usually abundant tribes of the waders and swimmers, indicating that these are very imperfectly known. 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 144:
4. (colloquial, in-plural) A sperm.
5. (UK, informal) A Norfolk dumpling.

Forms

Deriveds

little swimmer · paraswimmer · rescue swimmer · backswimmer · synchronized swimmer · winter swimmer · blue swimmer crab · microswimmer · finswimmer · side swimmer · ice swimmer · nonswimmer · synchronised swimmer · nanoswimmer · swimmeret

Translations (101)

vi tuyển thủ bơi lội (one who swims) · gd snàmhaiche (one who swims) · nrf nageux (one who swims) · de Schwimmer (one who swims) · he שחיין (one who swims) · tr yüzücü (one who swims) · fo svimjari (one who swims) · el κολυμβητής (one who swims) · sv simmare (one who swims) · ro înotătoare (one who swims) · nl zwemmer (one who swims) · hy լողորդ (one who swims) · ja 泳ぐ人 (one who swims) · kw neuvyores (one who swims) · lb Schwëmmerin (one who swims) · ja スイマー (one who swims) · sh пливач (one who swims) · th นักว่ายน้ำ (one who swims) · cy nofwraig (one who swims) · sq notar (one who swims) · ca nedadora (one who swims) · fa شناگر (one who swims) · cy nofiwr (one who swims) · cs plavkyně (one who swims) · grc κολυμβητής (one who swims) · pl pływaczka (one who swims) · lt plaukikė (one who swims) · et ujuja (one who swims) · ar سَبَّاح (one who swims) · sl plaválec (one who swims) · fr nageuse (one who swims) · pt nadador (one who swims) · mt għawwiem (one who swims) · gv snaueder (one who swims) · es nadador (one who swims) · lb Schwëmmer (one who swims) · ja 泳ぎ手 (one who swims) · hu úszó (one who swims) · sl plaválka (one who swims) · cs plavec (one who swims) · grc νήκτης (one who swims) · ht najè (one who swims) · cmn 游泳選手 /游泳选手 (one who swims) · sh plivač (one who swims) · hi तैराक (one who swims) · gd snàmhair (one who swims) · nn symjar (one who swims) · bg плувец (one who swims) · ny wosambira (one who swims) · ca nedador (one who swims) · ary عوام (one who swims) · cmn 游泳者 (one who swims) · pms novador (one who swims) · gl nadador (one who swims) · ky сүзгүч (one who swims) · alt суучы (one who swims) · sv simmerska (one who swims) · nb svømmer (one who swims) · sh пливачица (one who swims) · mi kaikauhoe (one who swims) · ga snámhóir (one who swims) · yi שווימער (one who swims) · az üzücü (one who swims) · crs nazer (one who swims) · da svømmer (one who swims) · it nuotatrice (one who swims) · es nadadora (one who swims) · ms perenang (one who swims) · gv amyltagh (one who swims) · tl manlalangoy (one who swims) · mk пливач (one who swims) · cmn 游泳運動員 /游泳运动员 (one who swims) · ar عَوَّام (one who swims) · is sundmaður (one who swims) · ja 水泳選手 (one who swims) · fr nageur (one who swims) · fi uimari (one who swims) · az üzgüçü (one who swims) · ro înotător (one who swims) · uk плавець (one who swims) · ckb مەلەوان (one who swims) · lv peldētāja (one who swims) · sh plivačica (one who swims) · ko 수영 선수 (one who swims) · hu úszónő (one who swims) · kmr melevan (one who swims) · he שחיינית (one who swims) · it nuotatore (one who swims) · ru пловчи́ха (one who swims) · nl zwemster (one who swims) · ru плове́ц (one who swims) · kw neuvyer (one who swims) · pl pływak (one who swims) · ka მოცურავე (one who swims) · ang swimmend (one who swims) · la natator (one who swims) · uk плавчиня (one who swims) · lv peldētājs (one who swims) · de Schwimmerin (one who swims) · lt plaukikas (one who swims) · mk пливачка (one who swims)