weightlifter

[wayt-lift-er]

noun

1. a person who participates in the sport of weightlifting, either professionally or as a hobby.

Example Sentences

And, no, he wasn’t a weightlifter, chainsaw juggler or a magician like the other familiar fixtures on the Venice boardwalk.

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He said weightlifters can try to squat 500 pounds daily without days off, or attempt to squat 500 pounds with their knees caving in and buckling because of terrible form.

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The court heard he won athletics competitions, was a keen weightlifter and made TikTok tutorials on social media.

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The professional weightlifter, who has represented Palestine internationally, lost 10 members of his family at the start of the war.

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Every four years the world pauses for two weeks to cheer on rowers, fencers, archers and weightlifters, who win and lose in anonymity for most of their careers.

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