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backstroker

backstroker noun: a swimmer who uses the style backstroke.

Noun

backstroker (plural backstrokers)

  1. A swimmer who uses the style backstroke.
    • I swam differently from the other backstrokers," he says. "1998 August 28, Ted Kleine, “Pool Hustler”, in Chicago Reader
    • Matt Grevers was struggling to keep his head above water in a deep pool of backstrokers when a coach from the Netherlands offered him a preserver.2008 July 13, Karen Crouse, “Wooed by Netherlands, a Swimmer Stays for the Challenge”, in New York Times

Forms of backstroker

pluralbackstrokers

Origin of backstroker

From backstroke + -er.

Questions about backstroker

What does backstroker mean?
Backstroker means a swimmer who uses the style backstroke.
What part of speech is backstroker?
Backstroker is a noun.
What is the plural of backstroker?
The plural of backstroker is backstrokers.

Words near backstroker in the dictionary

  1. backstretching
  2. backstrip
  3. backstrips
  4. backstroke
  5. backstroked
  6. backstroker
  7. backstrokers
  8. backstrokes
  9. backstroking
  10. Backstrom
  11. backstromite

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