exerciser

[ ek-ser-sahy-zer ]

/ ˈɛk sərˌsaɪ zər /

noun

a person or thing that exercises.

an athletic device or machine employed in exercising.

a groom in a stable responsible for exercising horses.

Nearby words

exercise bicycle, exercise bike, exercise book, exercise machine, exercise physiology, exerciser, exercitation, exercycle, exeresis, exergaming, exergonic

Origin of exerciser

First recorded in 1545–55; exercise + -er¹

Related forms

non·ex·er·cis·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for exerciser

The exerciser consists of a disk, 5 ft. in diameter, pivoted in the ground near the kennel.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
He could get him a pair of Indian clubs or dumb-bells or an exerciser and bring himself back to health that way.
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser
Bath-tub, Sandow exerciser, and photographs of my sisters by Ellis and Walery.
Carnival|Compton Mackenzie
Standing there, with his arms stretched out like an exerciser, he made some grimaces, whose meaning was obvious to the prisoners.
In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne

He never drinks anything but water, and does calisthenics before breakfast with an exerciser on a door.
The Celebrity at Home|Violet Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for exerciser

exerciser

/ (ˈɛksəˌsaɪzə) /

noun

a device with springs or elasticated cords for muscular exercise

a person or thing that exercises

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