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weight·lift·er

or weight lift·er  (wāt′lĭf′tər)
n.
One who lifts heavy weights for exercise or in an athletic competition.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.weightlifter - an athlete who lifts barbellsweightlifter - an athlete who lifts barbells  
lifter
athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports
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Translations
vzpěrač
vægtløfter
painonnostaja
dizač utega
重量挙げ選手
역도 선수
tyngdlyftare
ผู้ยกน้ำหนัก
vận động viên cử tạ

weightlifter

[ˈweɪtˌlɪftəʳ] N → levantador(a) m/f de pesas, halterófilo/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

weightlifter

[ˈweɪtˌlɪftəʳ] n → pesista m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

weightlifter

→ رَافِعُ الَأثْقَال vzpěrač vægtløfter Gewichtheber αρσιβαρίστας levantador de pesas painonnostaja haltérophile dizač utega pesista 重量挙げ選手 역도 선수 gewichtheffer vektløfter ciężarowiec halterofilista, levantador de peso тяжелоатлет tyngdlyftare ผู้ยกน้ำหนัก halterci vận động viên cử tạ 举重运动员
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