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swimmates

swimmates is the plural of swimmate.

Meaning of swimmate

Noun

swimmate (plural swimmates)

  1. A person or animal with which one swims.
    • As they ready for the big splash, Claudia [Kolb] speaks for her Olympic swimmates when she says, “I’ve learned much more than just being able to win. I can accept challenges and I can accept defeats. It’s all a part of the game.”1968 October, “Olympic Splashdown”, in American Girl, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., page 37

Questions about swimmates

What is swimmates the plural of?
Swimmates is the plural of swimmate.

Words near swimmates in the dictionary

  1. swimmability
  2. swimmable
  3. swimmably
  4. swimmand
  5. swimmate
  6. swimmates
  7. swimmed
  8. swimmer
  9. swimmer's ear
  10. swimmer's hair
  11. swimmer's itch

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