exerciser

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noun

A person who exercises.

Similar
gymnastic apparatus
OriginEnglish exercise ← Middle English exercise ← Old French exercise →
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Meanings

nounexerciser (plural exercisers)

plural exercisers

  1. A person who exercises.
  2. Any of many devices for use in exercising the body.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsports equipment used in gymnastic exercises

Similar
gymnastic apparatus
Broader
sports equipment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erk-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂orkéyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*arkeō
  9. Latinarceō
  10. Latinexerceō
  11. Latinexercitium
  12. Old Frenchexercise
  13. Middle Englishexercise
  14. Englishexercise
  15. Englishexerciser

From exercise + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

exerciser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exerciser

MLA

“exerciser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exerciser. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exerciser,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exerciser.

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