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weightman en · NOUN

Etymology

From weight + -man.

Meanings

1. An athlete who competes in any of the field events that involve throwing a weight for distance (such as discus throw, hammer throw, and shot put).
   • Because track is in every sense a sport for the individual, Templeton gives his attention to the individual weight[-]man, sprinter and hurdler rather than to the class competing in any certain event. 1929 July 4, Harry L. Borba, “The Superman of Track”, in The Vernon Daily Record, volume 4, number 209, Vernon, Texas, page 6:

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