swimmer B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈswɘm.ɘː/ UK /ˈswɪm.əː/ See IPA manual Freq #13273 Meanings 1 noun A person who swims or who is good at swimming. I am not a very good swimmer. 2 noun An athlete who competes in swimming events. She trained for years to become an Olympic swimmer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who swims or who... bather Word family Forms swimmers Common collocations olympic swimmer Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English swimmere, equivalent to swim + -er. The dumplings are so called because they are often served in stew. swimmere Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # swimmer **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈswɘm.ɘː/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈswɪm.əː/ **Frequency rank:** 13273 ## Meanings 1. A person who swims or who is good at swimming. 2. An athlete who competes in swimming events. ## Examples - I am not a very good swimmer. - She trained for years to become an Olympic swimmer. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: swimmere ## Etymology From Middle English swimmere, equivalent to swim + -er. The dumplings are so called because they are often served in stew. ## AI Etymology Swimmer is from Middle English swimmere, equivalent to swim + -er. The dumplings are so called because they are often served in stew. In present-day use, it can mean a person who swims or who is good at swimming, or an athlete who competes in swimming events. ## Topics - People & Society markdown