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nounAn athlete who competes in the javelin throw.
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Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κοντῐστής
- ᾰ̓κοντῐστής (ăkontĭstḗs)athlete who competes in the javelin throw
Chinese Mandarin 標槍運動員 /标枪运动员
- 標槍運動員 /标枪运动员 (biāoqiāng yùndòngyuán)athlete who competes in the javelin throw
Czech oštěpař, oštěpařka
- oštěpařathlete who competes in the javelin throw
- oštěpařkaathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Danish spydkaster
- spydkasterathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Dutch speerwerper
- speerwerperathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Esperanto lancoĵetisto
- lancoĵetistoathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Estonian odaviskaja, odamees
- odaviskajaathlete who competes in the javelin throw
- odameesathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Finnish keihäänheittäjä
- keihäänheittäjäathlete who competes in the javelin throw
French lanceur de javelot, lanceuse de javelot
- lanceur de javelotathlete who competes in the javelin throw
- lanceuse de javelotathlete who competes in the javelin throw
German Speerwerfer, Speerwerferin
- Speerwerferathlete who competes in the javelin throw
- Speerwerferinathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Greek ακοντιστής, ακοντίστρια
- ακοντιστής (akontistís)athlete who competes in the javelin throw
- ακοντίστρια (akontístria)athlete who competes in the javelin throw
Hungarian gerelyhajító
- gerelyhajítóathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Icelandic spjótkastari
- spjótkastariathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Italian giavellottista
- giavellottistaathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Japanese やり投の選手
- やり投の選手 (yari-tō no senshu)athlete who competes in the javelin throw
Korean 창던지기 선수
- 창던지기 선수 (changdeonjigi seonsu)athlete who competes in the javelin throw
Lithuanian i̇́etininkas, i̇́etininkė
- i̇́etininkasathlete who competes in the javelin throw
- i̇́etininkėathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Norwegian Bokmål spydkaster
- spydkasterathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Polish oszczepnik, oszczepniczka
- oszczepnikathlete who competes in the javelin throw
- oszczepniczkaathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Romanian aruncător de suliță, aruncătoare de suliță
- aruncător de sulițăathlete who competes in the javelin throw
- aruncătoare de sulițăathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Russian мета́тель копья́, копьемета́тель
- мета́тель копья́ (metátelʹ kopʹjá)athlete who competes in the javelin throw
- копьемета́тель (kopʹjemetátelʹ)athlete who competes in the javelin throw
- копьемета́тельница (kopʹjemetátelʹnica)athlete who competes in the javelin throw
Slovak oštepár, oštepárka
- oštepárathlete who competes in the javelin throw
- oštepárkaathlete who competes in the javelin throw
Swedish spjutkastare
- spjutkastareathlete who competes in the javelin throw
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javelin thrower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/javelin%20thrower
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“javelin thrower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/javelin%20thrower. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “javelin thrower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/javelin%20thrower.
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