swim + -er → swimmer

Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.

Savaloys, or Cervelas. … Fill the gut, and bake the savaloys for half an hour in a moderate oven.

The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on.