shot-putter

noun

An athlete who competes in the shot put.

OriginEnglish shot put ← Middle English putten ← Old English putian →
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Meanings

nounshot-putter (plural shot-putters)

plural shot-putters · alternative shot putter · alternative shotputter

  1. athleticsAn athlete who competes in the shot put.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kéwd-(o-m)?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewd-der.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sket-der.?
  5. Proto-Germanic*skut(t)-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(ó)-os
  7. Proto-Germanic*skutą
  8. Old Englishsċot
  9. Middle Englishschot
  10. Englishshot
  11. Proto-Germanic*putōną
  12. Proto-West Germanic*putōn
  13. Old Englishputian
  14. Middle Englishputten
  15. Englishput
  16. Englishshot put
  17. Englishshot-putter

From shot put + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian гюлетласка́ч, гюлетласка́чка
  • гюлетласка́ч (gjuletlaskáč)athlete
  • гюлетласка́чка (gjuletlaskáčka)athlete
Chinese Mandarin 鉛球運動員 /铅球运动员
  • 鉛球運動員 /铅球运动员 (qiānqiú yùndòngyuán)athlete
Czech koulař, koulařka
  • koulařathlete
  • koulařkaathlete
Danish kuglestøder
  • kuglestøderathlete
Estonian kuulitõukaja
  • kuulitõukajaathlete
Finnish kuulantyöntäjä
  • kuulantyöntäjäathlete
French lanceur de poids, lanceuse de poids
  • lanceur de poidsathlete
  • lanceuse de poidsathlete
German Kugelstoßer, Kugelstoßerin
  • Kugelstoßerathlete
  • Kugelstoßerinathlete
Greek σφαιροβόλος
  • σφαιροβόλος (sfairovólos)athlete
Hungarian súlylökő
  • súlylökőathlete
Italian pesista
  • pesistaathlete
Japanese 砲丸投げ選手
  • 砲丸投げ選手 (hōgannage senshu)athlete
Korean 포환던지기 선수, 투포환 선수
  • 포환던지기 선수 (pohwandeonjigi seonsu)athlete
  • 투포환 선수 (tupohwan seonsu)athlete
Lithuanian rùtulininkas, rùtulininkė
  • rùtulininkasathlete
  • rùtulininkėathlete
Norwegian Bokmål kulestøter, kulestøyter
  • kulestøterathlete
  • kulestøyterathlete
Polish kulomiot, kulomiotka
  • kulomiotathlete
  • kulomiotkaathlete
Romanian aruncător de greutate, aruncătoare de greutate
  • aruncător de greutateathlete
  • aruncătoare de greutateathlete
Slovak guliar, guliarka
  • guliarathlete
  • guliarkaathlete
Swedish kulstötare, kulstöterska
  • kulstötareathlete
  • kulstöterskaathlete
Cite this entry
APA

shot-putter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot-putter

MLA

“shot-putter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot-putter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shot-putter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot-putter.

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