English Explanatory Dictionary

swimmer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who swims.
  2. A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
  3. A webfooted aquatic bird.
  4. A sperm.
  5. A Norfolk dumpling.

Pronunciation

/ˈswɪm.ə/ [ˈswɪm.ə] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swimmer.wav /ˈswɘm.ɘ/ [ˈswɘm.ɘ] /ˈswɪm.ɚ/ [ˈswɪm.ɚ] ~ [ˈswɪm.ɹ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-swimmer.wav

Word forms

swimmer swimmers

Etymology

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

Derived words

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