backstroker

backstroker
A swimmer who uses the style backstroke

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  • backstroker — noun see backstroke …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • backstroker — /bak stroh keuhr/, n. a person who swims the backstroke, esp. a member of a competitive swimming team who specializes in the backstroke. [BACKSTROKE + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • backstroker — n. person that performs backstrokes; one who swims the backstroke …   English contemporary dictionary

  • backstroker — noun someone who swims the backstroke • Derivationally related forms: ↑backstroke • Hypernyms: ↑swimmer * * * /bak stroh keuhr/, n. a person who swims the backstroke, esp. a member of a competitive swimming team who specializes in the backstroke …   Useful english dictionary

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  • backstroke — noun Date: 1879 a swimming stroke executed on the back and usually consisting of alternating circular arm pulls and a flutter kick • backstroker noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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