backstroker

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back·stroke

(băk′strōk′)

1. Sports

a. A swimming stroke performed on one's back, especially one using alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick.

b. A race or a leg of a race in which this stroke is swum.

2. A backhanded stroke or motion.

3. A stroke or motion in the direction of an original starting point: a saw that cuts on the backstroke.

back′stroke′ v.

back′strok′er n.

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Noun 1. [画像:backstroker - someone who swims the backstroke]backstroker - someone who swims the backstroke

swimmer - a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer"

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