noun
Meaning 1
A person who exercises.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
exerciser
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 K S ER0 S AY2 Z ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of many devices for use in exercising the body.
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noun
Meaning 3
sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gymnastic apparatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sports equipment
Narrower terms: balance beam, beam, horizontal bar, high bar, horse, gymnastic horse, parallel bars, bars, rings, stall bar, trampoline
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h2erk-der. Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English exerciser From exercise + -er.
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