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Swimmer

One who swims.

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Broader term 3

Athlete 76% connected

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Traveler 76% connected

One who travels; one who has traveled much.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Traveller 76% connected

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oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 4

Diver 76% connected

One who, or that which, dives.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Floater 76% connected

One who floats or swims.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Plunger 76% connected

One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Surfer 76% connected

The surf duck.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bathe 74% connected

To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bathe 74% connected

To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Swim 74% connected

To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Swim 74% connected

To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 1

Bather 92% connected

One who bathes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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