English noun: swimmer |
1. | swimmer (person) a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets |
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| Samples | He was an Olympic swimmer.
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| Broader (hypernym) | athlete, jock |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | backstroker, breaststroker, diver, plunger, skinny-dipper |
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| Instance hyponym | Ederle, Gertrude Caroline Ederle, Gertrude Ederle |
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2. | swimmer (person) a person who travels through the water by swimming |
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| Samples | He is not a good swimmer.
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| Synonyms | bather, natator |
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| Broader (hypernym) | traveler, traveller |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aquanaut, floater, skin-diver, surfboarder, surfer |
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