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butterflyer

butterflyer

5.2
A person who swims the butterfly stroke in races
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌtərˌflaɪər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : nadador de mariposa
  • Many butterflyers train hard for competitions.

Examples

  • The butterflyer trained for months to improve her speed in the pool.

  • As a skilled butterflyer, he competed in several national championships.

  • The coach praised the young butterflyer for his excellent technique.

  • The butterflyer won the gold medal at the Olympics.

  • The talented butterflyer finished first in the regional swimming competition with her impressive technique.

  • At the Olympics, the young butterflyer dazzled the crowd with her speed and grace during the final race.

  • He trained tirelessly to become a skilled butterflyer, aiming to break his personal record in the upcoming meet.

Synonyms

swimmer
vsbutterflyer
125 1.0

A person who swims for sport, fun, or exercise

is a specialist who competes in races using a single stroke
natator
vsbutterflyer
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who swims, often for sport or exercise

is a competitive specialist focusing on one stroke in races

Surface Forms

butterflyer singular
butterflyers plural

Morphology

butterflyer = butterfly (semi-transparent) = butterfly + er

The formation is regular, but the base verb is a specialized swimming term that many learners may not know well.

Etymology

Butterflyer joins butterfly and -er, where butterfly is the name of a swim stroke (it looks like the insect because of the arm movement) and -er means 'one who', like in swimmer. So a butterflyer is someone who swims the butterfly stroke.