noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An athlete who competes in the hurdling event.
2. 2
   an athlete who runs the hurdles wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"The hurdler didn't clear the final hurdle."

Etymology

From hurdle + -er.

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