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" The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it?"
Georges Duhamel

Meaning of "swimmer" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SWIMMER

ˈswɪmə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWIMMER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swimmer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SWIMMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swimmer in the English dictionary

The definition of swimmer in the dictionary is a person who swims, esp for sport or pleasure. Other definition of swimmer is a person who is swimming.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWIMMER

aimer · anima · cinema · climber · disclaimer · enema · Fatima · free-swimmer · gamer · maxima · minima · nonswimmer · optima · polymer · primer · tamer · timer · trimmer · ultima · Zimmer

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWIMMER

swimfeeder · swimmable · swimmeret · swimmers · swimmily · swimming · swimming bath · swimming baths · swimming cap · swimming costume · swimming crab · swimming gala · swimming instructor · swimming pool · swimming ring · swimming suit · swimming trunks · swimmingly · swimmingness · swimmy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWIMMER

aglimmer · backswimmer · blue swimmer · brimmer · crimmer · dimmer · gimmer · glimmer · grimmer · hedge trimmer · hummer · krimmer · limmer · nimmer · primmer · rimmer · shimmer · simmer · skimmer · slimmer · Strimmer

Synonyms and antonyms of swimmer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swimmer» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SWIMMER

Find out the translation of swimmer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of swimmer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swimmer» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

游泳者
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

nadador
570 millions of speakers
en

English

swimmer
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

तैराक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَابِح
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

пловец
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

nadador
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সাঁতারু
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

nageur
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

perenang
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Schwimmer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

泳ぐ人
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

수영하는 사람
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Swimmer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bơi
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நீச்சல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पोहणारा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yüzücü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

nuotatore
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pływak
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

плавець
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

înotător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολυμβητής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swemmer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

simmare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svømmer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swimmer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWIMMER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of swimmer
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «swimmer».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swimmer

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SWIMMER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word swimmer.
1
Amanda Beard
I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.
2
Brooke Burns
I've been a swimmer and a diver for quite a while. It was something that I think I got too comfortable with, and I dove into my black-bottomed pool and hit the slope from the shallow end to the deep end. And I had a chin to chest paralyzing break.
3
Burton Cummings
It's like a runner or a swimmer training all the time. I sing every day.
4
Cat Deeley
I'm a great swimmer, probably due to the size of my feet.
5
Georges Duhamel
The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it?
6
Trevor Dunn
I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard.
7
Dawn Fraser
I don't linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break 41 world records, but I don't live on that today.
8
Grace Gummer
I played lacrosse for a hot second, but I was mainly a swimmer - captain of my swim team.
9
Grace Gummer
I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer when I was growing up.
10
Rolf Harris
I was being singled out as the best in the class at this, that and the other, nearly always to do with art. And then I was a very good swimmer from a very early age, and once again the best in the class, and when I was about five or six, I was the best in the school.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWIMMER»

Discover the use of swimmer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swimmer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The River Swimmer: Novellas
Two novellas provide insight into the human condition as a sixty-year-old art history academic embarks on an unexpected journey of discovery and a young farm boy is drawn to the water of Lake Michigan as an escape.
Jim Harrison, 2013
2
Swimmer
What if evil lived in your own back yard?
Brett Reetz, 2011
3
Dog Lady ; And, The Cuban Swimmer: Two One-act Plays
A new and sparkling version of Molière's classic play, which enjoyed both critical and popular success in its New York presentation by The New Phoenix Repertory Company.
Milcha Sanchez-Scott, 1988
4
America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.
David A. Adler, 2005
5
Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
In this extraordinary book, the world’s most extraordinary distance swimmer writes about her emotional and spiritual need to swim and about the almost mystical act of swimming itself.
Lynne Cox, 2009
6
The Essential Swimmer
Provides advice to fitness and competetive swimmers, from basic stroke techniques to advanced training programs
Steve Tarpinian, 1995
7
Swimmer
She swims into the medals and then into oblivion – a sensuous, searing, compact debut from an outstanding British writer. "A skewed fairy tale, a hymn to water... Broady's descriptions of swimming are supple, fluid and memorable.
Bill Broady, 2011
8
The Swimmer: An Integrated Computational Model of A ...
The next simplification derives from the assumption that the SWIMMER's pitch, roll, and yaw will not be perturbed by outside forces. For an actively maneuvering SWIMMER, each of these forces alters the effect of an action. Consider what ...
William R. Uttal, Gary Bradshaw, Sriram Dayanand, 2014
9
Elasmosaurus: The Long-Necked Swimmer
Describes, in comic book format, the physical characteristics and behavior of the elasmosaurus.
Gary Jeffrey, 2008
10
The Dream Swimmer
Ihimaera continues to dazzle as he negotiates this story of great breadth and breathtaking climaxes, combining the heart of his early work with the deft experimentalism of his more recent novels and short stories.
Witi Tame Ihimaera, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWIMMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swimmer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Colorado Olympic gold-medalist swimmer Missy Franklin turning pro
NEW YORK — Missy Franklin, the Colorado swimmer who vaulted onto the national spotlight at the 2012 Olympics in London, announced Monday she will ... «FOX31 Denver, Mar 15»
2
Columbia police close investigation into alleged rape of former …
The Columbia Police Department announced Wednesday that it has closed its investigation into the alleged sexual assault of former Missouri swimmer Sasha ... «Kansas City Star, Mar 15»
3
US swimmer Phelps sentenced to 18 months probation for drunken …
BALTIMORE American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, pleaded guilty on Friday to driving under the influence of alcohol and ... «Reuters, Dec 14»
4
Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps Arrested for DUI
Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps Arrested for DUI. More. Gold medalist was allegedly going twice the speed limit when pulled over. 2:16 | 10/01/14 ... «ABC News, Oct 14»
5
Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps 'Deeply Sorry' After DUI Arrest
Olympic legend Michael Phelps said he was "deeply sorry" after authorities arrested him early this morning for suspicion of driving under the influence in ... «ABC News, Sep 14»
6
Paralyzed swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen takes first steps since …
Olympian Amy Van Dyken-Rouen was partially paralyzed in a terrible ATV accident this summer, but soon after the accident she went on the Today Show and ... «USA TODAY, Aug 14»
7
Lifeguard drowns trying to save swimmer off Southern California …
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- A lifeguard drowned while trying to rescue a swimmer off a Southern California beach Sunday, authorities said. Ben Carlson, 32 ... «CBS News, Jul 14»
8
Great white shark attack video shows fisherman laughing, swimmer
A man and child view a display of a great white shark on the Manhattan Beach, Calif., Pier Sunday, July 6, 2014, one day after a swimmer was bitten by a great ... «Daily Breeze, Jul 14»
9
Paralyzed Olympic swimmer Van Dyken-Rouen thankful to be alive
As she addressed the media at a press conference, the champion swimmer and radio sports talk show host described her recent experiences and attitude with ... «CNN, Jun 14»
10
Amy Van Dyken, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer, Breaks Her Back …
Amy Van Dyken Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen updated fans on her progress with an inspiring photo on Tuesday, June 10, ... «Us Magazine, Jun 14»
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