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# swimmer

noun (a swimmer, swimmers)

«swimmer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A swimmer is a person or animal that swims, or who is swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#m1)
2. A good or strong swimmer can swim well; a weak swimmer cannot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#m2)
3. Swimmers (Australian, informal) are swimming costumes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#m3)

### In the lessons

In water safety, even strong swimmers can get into trouble in cold water, currents and rips; swim at lifeguarded beaches between the red and yellow flags, never swim alone, and if a swimmer is in trouble, call for help and throw something that floats — do not jump in. In PE, swimmers race in lanes. In science, fish, dolphins and penguins are fast swimmers. Phrases: a strong swimmer, a weak swimmer, Olympic swimmer, competitive swimmer.

### Examples

- She is a very strong swimmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#x1)
- The lifeguard watched the swimmers carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#x2)
- Even good swimmers should not swim alone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#x3)
- Dolphins are fast swimmers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#x4)
- The swimmers dived in when the whistle blew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#x5)
- Pack your swimmers and a towel! (Australian) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#x6)
- The Tsar was a good swimmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: swim + m + er, double m. Words for swimming clothes differ: swimsuit, swimming costume (UK), bathers, togs, swimmers (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland), trunks (for boys). Being a good swimmer in a pool does not mean you are safe in the sea or a river.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «swimmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimmer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swimmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swimmer.html) on Mova free.