Meaning
5 sensesOne who swims.
Schwimmer, Schwimmerin
плове́цplovéc, пловчи́хаplovčíxa
плавецьplavecʹ, плавчиняplavčynja
A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
A webfooted aquatic bird.
(colloquial, in the plural)A sperm.
(UK, informal)A Norfolk dumpling.
- a person who travels through the water by swimming
- a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
Examples
313 sentencesI was never a good swimmer.
Я ніколи не плавав добре.
Tom's dog is a pretty good swimmer.
Собака Тома досить непогано плаває.
ruСобака Тома неплохо плавает.
deToms Hund ist ein wirklich guter Schwimmer.
You're a very good swimmer, aren't you?
Ти дуже добре плаваєш, еге ж?
You're a better swimmer than I am.
Ти краще плаваєш, ніж я.
Tom and I are both good swimmers.
Ми з Томом добре плаваємо.
ruМы с Томом оба хорошо плаваем.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English swimmere, equivalent to swim + -er. The dumplings are so called becausFrom Middle English swimmere, equivalent to swim + -er. The dumplings are so called because they are often served in stew.
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Forms
plural: swimmersSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- better better swimmer
- better swimmer than
- good swimmer
- a good swimmer
- fast swimmer
- better swimmer
- best best swimmer
- pretty good swimmer
- a fast swimmer
- very fast swimmer
- very good swimmer
- faster swimmer than