noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈweɪtˌlɪftɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:W EY1 T L IH2 F T ER0
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noun
Meaning 1
A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
an athlete who lifts barbells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lifter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: athlete, jock
History
Etymology
From weight + lifter.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ծանրորդ
(canrord)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Azerbaijani:
ştanqçı
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Azerbaijani:
ştanqaçı
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Azerbaijani:
ştanqist
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Breton:
halterofilista
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Bulgarian:
щанги́ст
(štangíst)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Bulgarian:
щанги́стка
(štangístka)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Catalan:
halterofilista
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Chinese Mandarin:
舉重運動員 /举重运动员
(jǔzhòng yùndòngyuán)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Czech:
vzpěrač
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Czech:
vzpěračka
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Danish:
vægtløfter
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Dutch:
gewichtheffer
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Estonian:
tõstja
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Finnish:
painonnostaja
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
French:
haltérophile
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Georgian:
ძალოსანი
(ʒalosani)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Georgian:
შტანგისტი
(šṭangisṭi)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
German:
Gewichtheber
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
German:
Gewichtheberin
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Greek:
αρσιβαρίστας
(arsivarístas)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Hungarian:
súlyemelő
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Italian:
pesista
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Japanese:
重量挙げ選手
(jūryōage senshu)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Kazakh:
зілтемірші
(zıltemırşı)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Korean:
역도 선수
(yeokdo seonsu)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Latvian:
smagatlēts
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Latvian:
smagatlēte
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Lithuanian:
sunkiaatlètis
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Lithuanian:
sunkiaatlètė
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Macedonian:
кре́вач на те́гови
(krévač na tégovi)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Māori:
kaimōkihi
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Norwegian Bokmål:
vektløfter
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Persian:
وزنهبردار
(vazne-bardâr)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Polish:
ciężarowiec
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Polish:
sztangista
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Polish:
sztangistka
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Portuguese:
levantador de peso
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Portuguese:
levantador de pesos
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Portuguese:
halterofilista
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Romanian:
halterofil
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Romanian:
halterofilă
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Russian:
штанги́ст
(štangíst)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Russian:
гиреви́к
(girevík)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Russian:
тяжелоатле́т
(tjaželoatlét)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Spanish:
halterófilo
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Spanish:
pesista
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Swedish:
tyngdlyftare
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Thai:
นักยกน้ําหนัก
(nák-yók-nám-nàk)
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
Turkish:
halterci
— person who competes for maximum weight lifted
