Meanings
nounweightlifter (plural weightlifters)
plural weightlifters · alternative weight lifter
- A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian щанги́ст, щанги́стка
- щанги́ст (štangíst)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
- щанги́стка (štangístka)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Catalan halterofilista
- halterofilistaperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Chinese Mandarin 舉重運動員 /举重运动员
- 舉重運動員 /举重运动员 (jǔzhòng yùndòngyuán)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Czech vzpěrač, vzpěračka
- vzpěračperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- vzpěračkaperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- vzpěračperson who uses weights
Danish vægtløfter
- vægtløfterperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Dutch gewichtheffer
- gewichthefferperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Estonian tõstja
- tõstjaperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Finnish painonnostaja
- painonnostajaperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
French haltérophile
- haltérophileperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
German Gewichtheber, Gewichtheberin
- Gewichtheberperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- Gewichtheberinperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- Gewichtheberperson who uses weights
Greek αρσιβαρίστας
- αρσιβαρίστας (arsivarístas)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Hungarian súlyemelő
- súlyemelőperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Italian pesista
- pesistaperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Japanese 重量挙げ選手
- 重量挙げ選手 (jūryōage senshu)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Korean 역도 선수
- 역도 선수 (yeokdo seonsu)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Latvian smagatlēts, smagatlēte
- smagatlētsperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- smagatlēteperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Lithuanian sunkiaatlètis, sunkiaatlètė
- sunkiaatlètisperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- sunkiaatlètėperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Māori kaimōkihi, kaimōhiki
- kaimōkihiperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- kaimōhikiperson who uses weights
Norwegian Bokmål vektløfter
- vektløfterperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Persian وزنهبردار
- وزنهبردار (vazne-bardâr)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Polish ciężarowiec, sztangista
- ciężarowiecperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- sztangistaperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- sztangistkaperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- ciężarowiecperson who uses weights
- sztangistaperson who uses weights
- sztangistkaperson who uses weights
Portuguese levantador de peso, levantador de pesos
- levantador de pesoperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- levantador de pesosperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- halterofilistaperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Romanian halterofil, halterofilă
- halterofilperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- halterofilăperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Russian штанги́ст, гиреви́к
- штанги́ст (štangíst)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
- гиреви́к (girevík)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
- тяжелоатле́т (tjaželoatlét)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Spanish halterófilo, pesista
- halterófiloperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
- pesistaperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Swedish tyngdlyftare
- tyngdlyftareperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Thai นักยกน้ำหนัก
- นักยกน้ำหนัก (nák-yók-nám-nàk)person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Turkish halterci
- halterciperson who competes for maximum weight lifted
Cite this entry
APA
weightlifter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weightlifter
MLA
“weightlifter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weightlifter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weightlifter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weightlifter.
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