Associations to the word «Swimmer»

Wiktionary

SWIMMER, noun. One who swims.
SWIMMER, noun. A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
SWIMMER, noun. (chiefly in the plural) (colloquial) A sperm.

Dictionary definition

SWIMMER, noun. A trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer".
SWIMMER, noun. A person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats