Meanings
sprinter1
nounsprinter (plural sprinters)
plural sprinters
- One who sprints.
- A person who runs.
- A competitive cyclist who can finish a race by accelerating rapidly.
- A sprint car.
sprinter2
nounsprinter (uncountable)
- uncountableThe transition period between winter and spring: late winter.
Sprinter3
nounSprinter (plural Sprinters)
plural Sprinters
- UKrail transportA British diesel multiple unit of class 150, 153, 155, 156, 158 or 159.
Origin
sprinter · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)prend-
- Proto-Germanic*sprintaną
- Proto-Germanic*sprantijaną
- Old Norse*sprenta
- Middle Englishsprenten
- Englishsprent
- Englishsprint
- Englishsprinter
Translations
Bulgarian спринтьо́р
- спринтьо́р (sprintjór)one who sprints
Czech sprinter
- sprinterone who sprints
Greek σπρίντερ
- σπρίντερ (sprínter)one who sprints
Japanese スプリンター
- スプリンター (supurintā)one who sprints
Korean 스프린터
- 스프린터 (seupeurinteo)one who sprints
Polish sprinter, sprinterka
- sprinterone who sprints
- sprinterkaone who sprints
Romanian sprinter, sprinteră
- sprinterone who sprints
- sprinterăone who sprints
Russian спри́нтер
- спри́нтер (sprínter)one who sprints
Spanish velocista, esprínter
- velocistaone who sprints
- esprínterone who sprints
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sprinter
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APA
sprinter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprinter
MLA
“sprinter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprinter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprinter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprinter.
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