Meanings
plural pole vaulters · alternative pole-vaulter
- athleticsAn athlete who competes in the pole vault.
1 more example
Indeed, with a world record‐holder or Olympic champion in almost every race, with six milers who have broken 4 minutes, eight high jumpers who can top 7 feet and seven pole vaulters who have cleared 17 feet, there is no way guessing how many Olympic champions‐elect will be on display in the hatbox over Penn Station.
1972 January 28, “Sports of The Times”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan perxista
- perxistaathlete who competes in the pole vault
Chinese Mandarin 撐桿跳運動員 /撑杆跳运动员, 撐桿跳選手 /撑杆跳选手
- 撐桿跳運動員 /撑杆跳运动员 (chēnggāntiào yùndòngyuán)athlete who competes in the pole vault
- 撐桿跳選手 /撑杆跳选手 (chēnggāntiào xuǎnshǒu)athlete who competes in the pole vault
Danish stangspringer
- stangspringerathlete who competes in the pole vault
Dutch polsstokhoogspringer
- polsstokhoogspringerathlete who competes in the pole vault
Finnish seiväshyppääjä
- seiväshyppääjäathlete who competes in the pole vault
French perchiste
- perchisteathlete who competes in the pole vault
German Stabhochspringer, Stabhochspringerin
- Stabhochspringerathlete who competes in the pole vault
- Stabhochspringerinathlete who competes in the pole vault
Hungarian rúdugró
- rúdugróathlete who competes in the pole vault
Italian astista
- astistaathlete who competes in the pole vault
Japanese 棒高跳び選手
- 棒高跳び選手 (bōtakatobi senshu)athlete who competes in the pole vault
Korean 장대높이뛰기 선수
- 장대높이뛰기 선수 (jangdaenopittwigi seonsu)athlete who competes in the pole vault
Māori kaipeke tītoko
- kaipeke tītokoathlete who competes in the pole vault
Polish tyczkarz, tyczkarka
- tyczkarzathlete who competes in the pole vault
- tyczkarkaathlete who competes in the pole vault
- skoczek o tyczceathlete who competes in the pole vault
Romanian săritor cu prăjina, săritoare cu prăjina
- săritor cu prăjinaathlete who competes in the pole vault
- săritoare cu prăjinaathlete who competes in the pole vault
Spanish garrochista, pertiguista
- garrochistaathlete who competes in the pole vault
- pertiguistaathlete who competes in the pole vault
Swedish stavhoppare
- stavhoppareathlete who competes in the pole vault
Turkish sırıkla atlamacı
- sırıkla atlamacıathlete who competes in the pole vault
Cite this entry
pole vaulter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pole%20vaulter
“pole vaulter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pole%20vaulter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pole vaulter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pole%20vaulter.
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