weightman
English
Alternative forms
- weight man, weight-man
Noun
weightman (plural weightmen)
- (athletics) 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).
- Hyponyms: discus thrower, hammer thrower, shot putter
- 1929 July 4, Harry L. Borba, “The Superman of Track”, in The Vernon Daily Record, volume 4, number 209, Vernon, Texas, page 6:
- 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.
Further reading
- “weightman”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “weightman”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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