Weightman

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An athlete who competes in any of the field events that involve throwing a weight for distance (such as discus throw, hammer throw, and shot put).

    "Because track is in every sense a sport for the individual, Templeton gives his attention to the individual weight[-]man, sprinter and hurdler rather than to the class competing in any certain event."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Because track is in every sense a sport for the individual, Templeton gives his attention to the individual weight[-]man, sprinter and hurdler rather than to the class competing in any certain event."

Etymology

From weight + -man.

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