Bodybuilder
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
"Physique of powerful bodybuilder (below) is like piece of sculpture. Buffs strive for the well-rounded body, disdain the professional weightlifter, who merely develops a number of very specialized muscles."
- 2 someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature wordnet
- 3 Rare form of body-builder (“one who builds vehicle bodies”). form-of, rare
"COACH BODYBUILDER wanted. Apply omnibus stables, Camberwell."
Example
More examples"A German bodybuilder of Turkish descent broke into the German presidential plane and partied in his underpants for four hours."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden Latin -ariusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English byldere English builder English bodybuilder From body + builder.
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