swimmer

Plural: swimmers

Noun

• An individual who propels themselves through water.
• a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
  • "he was an Olympic swimmer"
• a person who travels through the water by swimming
  • "he is not a good swimmer"
• One who swims.
• A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
• A webfooted aquatic bird.
• A sperm.
• A Norfolk dumpling.

Examples

• Like a swimmer cutting through water, she expertly navigated the Scrabble board for high-scoring placements.

Synonyms

bather, natator