weightlifter
noun[C]
(alsoweight-lifter,weight lifter)uk/ˈweɪtˌlɪf.tər/us/ˈweɪtˌlɪf.tɚ/someone whopractisesthesportofweightlifting(=liftingheavyobjects):
举重运动员She wasselectedas her country's firstfemaleOlympicweightlifter.她被选为该国第一位女奥运举重运动员。
Hebecameachampionweight-lifter.他成为举重冠军。
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- Afemaleweight-lifter has just set a newworldrecord.
- Five weightlifters wereexpelledfrom theOlympicsyesterdayforfailingdrugstests.
- He is one of thegreatestweightlifters inhistory.
- For the fourthdayin arow, aChineseweightlifter set aworldrecord.
- The earlydevelopmentofosteoarthritisof thekneesamongweightlifters isbelievedto be inpartduetotheirhighbodyweight.
Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- baller
- ballplayer
- base jumper
- benchwarmer
- challenger
- jumper
- keeper
- long-jumper
- longboarder
- major league
- mid-table
- midfield anchor
- racer
- retire
- trampolinist
- trialist
- triathlete
- triple jumper
- triple threat
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