weightman

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noun

An athlete who competes in any of the field events that involve throwing a weight for distance (such as discus throw, hammer throw, and shot put).

UncommonScrabble 18

Meanings

weightman1

nounweightman (plural weightmen)

plural weightmen · alternative weight man · alternative weight-man

  1. athleticsAn athlete who competes in any of the field events that involve throwing a weight for distance (such as discus throw, hammer throw, and shot put).

    Because track is in every sense a sport for the individual, Templeton gives his attention to the individual weight[-]man, sprinter and hurdler rather than to the class competing in any certain event.

    1929 July 4, Harry L. Borba, “The Superman of Track”, in The Vernon Daily Record, volume 4, number 209, Vernon, Texas, page 6

Weightman2

proper nounWeightman (plural Weightmans)

plural Weightmans

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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