judoka
Americannoun
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a contestant in a judo match.
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a judo expert.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of judoka
< Japanese, equivalent to jūdō judo + ka person (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese jiā )
Example Sentences
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She was accompanied by Pauline Macías, a Brazilian judoka, MMA fighter and close friend since the age of 11.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Meanwhile, Emma Reid became the fifth and final Team GB judoka to be knocked out in Paris after losing in the women's 78kg category to South Korea's Yoon Hyunji.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024
Yu is a former judoka that China has moved into kurash because of its similarities to other martial arts.
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023
Its inaugural roster featured several contractual holdovers, including Kayla Harrison, a two-time gold medal-winning Olympic judoka who has evolved into its biggest star.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022
No U.S. judoka — man or woman — had ever won Olympic gold before Harrison beat Britain’s Gemma Gibbons to capture the women’s 78-kilogram-and-under division at the 2012 Olympics in London.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2021
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