bodybuilder

Or bod·y-build·er

[bod-ee-bil-der]

noun

1. a person who practices bodybuilding.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bodybuilder¹

First recorded in 1965–70; bodybuild(ing) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

A former professional bodybuilder, these days Trevor offers mentoring and teaches young people self-defence.

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But there are also a select few fetishists and bodybuilders, who claim breast milk helps build muscle mass, although research has proven otherwise.

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A bodybuilder who was told he might die before he turned 40 after his bowel cancer was missed has said the screening age for the disease must be lowered.

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After retirement he became a nightclub owner and amateur bodybuilder before being named Gloucestershire's club president in 2022.

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I was used to people lifting weights who need to be extremely strong or extremely huge and muscular, because they’re bodybuilders.

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