shot-putter

American  

[shot-poot-er] / ˈʃɒtˌpʊt ər /

noun

1. a participant in shot put.

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Usage

What is a shot-putter? A shot-putter is an athlete who competes in shot put, a track-and-field competition in which competitors try to throw a heavy ball as far as they can. The term is often spelled without a hyphen, as shot putter. In shot put, shot-putters have to put, or throw from the shoulder, a weighted ball called a shot. They must throw the shot using one hand (held above the shoulder) while standing inside a circle that is 7 feet (2 m) wide. The shot is 16 pounds for men and 8. 8 pounds for women and is made of brass or iron. The shot put is one of the “field” events in track and field, which also include other events in which objects are thrown as far as possible, namely discus and javelin. All three are events in the summer Olympic Games (the Summer Games) and are also events in the modern decathlon. Example: I’m training as a shot-putter with my track-and-field team.

Other Word Forms

• shot-putting
  noun

Etymology

Origin of shot-putter

First recorded in 1880–85; shot put + -er ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

shot-putter

She was a record-setting shot-putter at the University of Illinois.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2022

And the shot-putter admits that her sporting success made things more difficult.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2021

The AIU also confirmed that 1,500-meter runner Sadik Mikhou of Bahrain, Georgian shot-putter Benik Abramyan and Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo have also been provisionally suspended following earlier adverse tests during the Tokyo Games.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2021

The shot-putter wrote on Twitter she was going to take time away from social media to deal with the tragic loss of her mother.

From Fox News ● Aug. 4, 2021

I remember one chap I knew who was a corking good shot-putter.

From Dick Randall The Young Athlete by Ellery H. Clark