Phrase guide

discus thrower

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An athlete who takes part in the discus throw.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: athletics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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History

Etymology

discus throw + -er or discus + thrower

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: дыскабо́л (dyskaból) — athlete
  • Belarusian: дыскабо́лка (dyskabólka) — athlete
  • Chinese Mandarin: 擲鐵餅運動員 /掷铁饼运动员 (zhì tiěbǐng yùndòngyuán) — athlete
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鐵餅選手 /铁饼选手 (tiěbǐng xuǎnshǒu) — athlete
  • Czech: diskař — athlete
  • Czech: diskařka — athlete
  • Danish: diskoskaster — athlete
  • Dutch: discuswerper — athlete
  • Estonian: kettaheitja — athlete
  • Finnish: kiekonheittäjä — athlete
  • French: lanceur de disque — athlete
  • French: lanceuse de disque — athlete
  • German: Diskuswerfer — athlete
  • German: Diskuswerferin — athlete
  • Greek: δισκοβόλος (diskovólos) — athlete
  • Ancient Greek: δισκοβόλος (diskobólos) — athlete
  • Hungarian: diszkoszvető — athlete
  • Italian: discobolo — athlete
  • Italian: discobola — athlete
  • Japanese: 円盤投の選手 (enban-tō no senshu) — athlete
  • Korean: 원반던지기 선수 (wonbandeonjigi seonsu) — athlete
  • Latvian: diskobols — athlete
  • Latvian: diskobole — athlete
  • Lithuanian: di̇̀skininkas — athlete
  • Lithuanian: di̇̀skininkė — athlete
  • Norwegian Bokmål: diskoskaster — athlete
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: diskoskastar — athlete
  • Polish: dyskobol — athlete
  • Polish: dyskobolka — athlete
  • Romanian: aruncător de disc — athlete
  • Romanian: aruncătoare de disc — athlete
  • Romanian: discobol — athlete
  • Romanian: discobolă — athlete
  • Russian: мета́тель ди́ска (metátelʹ díska) — athlete
  • Russian: дискобо́л (diskoból) — athlete
  • Russian: дискобо́лка (diskobólka) — athlete
  • Slovak: diskár — athlete
  • Slovak: diskárka — athlete
  • Swedish: diskuskastare — athlete
  • Ukrainian: дискобо́л (dyskoból) — athlete
  • Ukrainian: дискобо́лка (dyskobólka) — athlete
  • Volapük: diskudijedan — athlete
  • Volapük: diskudihijedan — athlete
  • Volapük: diskudijijedan — athlete