Meanings
noundiscus thrower (plural discus throwers)
plural discus throwers
- athleticsAn athlete who takes part in the discus throw.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek δισκοβόλος
- δισκοβόλος (diskobólos)athlete
Chinese Mandarin 擲鐵餅運動員 /掷铁饼运动员, 鐵餅選手 /铁饼选手
- 擲鐵餅運動員 /掷铁饼运动员 (zhì tiěbǐng yùndòngyuán)athlete
- 鐵餅選手 /铁饼选手 (tiěbǐng xuǎnshǒu)athlete
Czech diskař, diskařka
- diskařathlete
- diskařkaathlete
Danish diskoskaster
- diskoskasterathlete
Dutch discuswerper
- discuswerperathlete
Estonian kettaheitja
- kettaheitjaathlete
Finnish kiekonheittäjä
- kiekonheittäjäathlete
French lanceur de disque, lanceuse de disque
- lanceur de disqueathlete
- lanceuse de disqueathlete
German Diskuswerfer, Diskuswerferin
- Diskuswerferathlete
- Diskuswerferinathlete
Greek δισκοβόλος
- δισκοβόλος (diskovólos)athlete
Hungarian diszkoszvető
- diszkoszvetőathlete
Italian discobolo, discobola
- discoboloathlete
- discobolaathlete
Japanese 円盤投げの選手
- 円盤投げの選手 (enbannage no senshu)athlete
Korean 원반던지기 선수
- 원반던지기 선수 (wonbandeonjigi seonsu)athlete
Latvian diskobols, diskobole
- diskobolsathlete
- diskoboleathlete
Lithuanian di̇̀skininkas, di̇̀skininkė
- di̇̀skininkasathlete
- di̇̀skininkėathlete
Norwegian Bokmål diskoskaster
- diskoskasterathlete
Polish dyskobol, dyskobolka
- dyskobolathlete
- dyskobolkaathlete
Romanian aruncător de disc, aruncătoare de disc
- aruncător de discathlete
- aruncătoare de discathlete
- discobolathlete
- discobolăathlete
Russian мета́тель ди́ска, дискобо́л
- мета́тель ди́ска (metátelʹ díska)athlete
- дискобо́л (diskoból)athlete
- дискобо́лка (diskobólka)athlete
Slovak diskár, diskárka
- diskárathlete
- diskárkaathlete
Swedish diskuskastare
- diskuskastareathlete
Ukrainian дискобо́л, дискобо́лка
- дискобо́л (dyskoból)athlete
- дискобо́лка (dyskobólka)athlete
Cite this entry
APA
discus thrower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discus%20thrower
MLA
“discus thrower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discus%20thrower. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discus thrower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discus%20thrower.
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