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BACKSTROKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backstroker mean?
• BACKSTROKER (noun)
The noun BACKSTROKER has 1 sense:
1. someone who swims the backstroke
Familiarity information: BACKSTROKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who swims the backstroke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("backstroker" is a kind of...):
swimmer (a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets)
Derivation:
backstroke (swim on one's back)
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