weight lifter

noun

: one who lifts barbells in competition or as an exercise
weight lifting noun

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At one point, Trump did a physical impersonation of a female weight lifter and a trans weight lifter, and reenacted a scenario where the female loses a competition to a trans opponent. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025 In September, Gymshark held a Lift NY event at Pier 36, which drew thousands of weight lifters and athletes to a weekend of training, and the company also opened North American headquarters in the city. Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024 The homepage for Blokes, another telehealth company, is full of stark black-and-white images of shirtless weight lifters; and Ro, formerly Roman, released an ad intended to reach men interested in GLP-1s. Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024 But some people are a little of everything: weight lifters, trail runners, HIIT enthusiasts — where’s the legging for them? Sara Gaynes Levy, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for weight lifter

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weight lifter was in 1897

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“Weight lifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weight%20lifter. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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weight lifter

noun
: one who lifts barbells in competition or as an exercise
weight lifting noun
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