weightlifter

See also: weight lifter

English

A weightlifter

Alternative forms

weight lifter

Etymology

weight +‎ lifter

Noun

weightlifter (plural weightlifters)

(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.

Translations

person who competes for maximum weight lifted

Armenian: ծանրորդ (hy) (canrord)
Catalan: halterofilista m, f
Dutch: gewichtheffer (nl) m
French: haltérophile (fr) m
Georgian: ძალოსანი (ʒalosani), შტანგისტი (šṭangisṭi)
Greek: αρσιβαρίστας (el) m (arsivarístas)
Hungarian: súlyemelő (hu)
Japanese: 重量挙げ選手 (jūryōage senshu)
Macedonian: кревач на тегови m (krévač na tégovi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vektløfter m

Persian: وزنه‌بردار‎‎ (fa) (vazne-bardâr)
Polish: ciężarowiec (pl) m, sztangista (pl) m, sztangistka f
Portuguese: levantador de peso m, levantador de pesos m,
Romanian: halterofil (ro) m, halterofilă f
Russian: штанги́ст (ru) m (štangíst), гиреви́к (ru) m (girevík), тяжелоатле́т (ru) m (tjaželoatlét)
Spanish: halterófilo m
Swedish: tyngdlyftare c
Thai: นักยกน้ำหนัก (nák-yók-nám-nàk)
Turkish: halterci (tr)

person who uses weights

Czech: vzpěrač m

German: Gewichtheber (de) m

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