weightlifter

See also: weight lifter

English

A weightlifter

weightlifter (plural weightlifters)

(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.

person who competes for maximum weight lifted

Armenian: ծանրորդ (hy) (canrord)
Azerbaijani: ştanqçı, ştanqaçı, ştanqist
Catalan: halterofilista m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 舉重運動員／举重运动员 (jǔzhòng yùndòngyuán)
Danish: vægtløfter c
Dutch: gewichtheffer (nl) m
Finnish: painonnostaja (fi)
French: haltérophile (fr) m
Georgian: ძალოსანი (ʒalosani), შტანგისტი (šṭangisṭi)
Greek: αρσιβαρίστας (el) m (arsivarístas)
Hungarian: súlyemelő (hu)
Japanese: 重量挙げ選手 (jūryōage senshu)
Kazakh: зілтемірші (zıltemırşı)
Macedonian: кре́вач на те́гови m (krévač na tégovi)
Maori: kaimōkihi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vektløfter m
Persian: وزنه‌بردار (fa) (vazne-bardâr)
Polish: ciężarowiec (pl) m, sztangista (pl) m, sztangistka (pl) f
Portuguese: levantador de peso m, levantador de pesos m,
Romanian: halterofil (ro) m, halterofilă f
Russian: штанги́ст (ru) m (štangíst), гиреви́к (ru) m (girevík), тяжелоатле́т (ru) m (tjaželoatlét)
Spanish: halterófilo m
Swedish: tyngdlyftare c
Thai: นักยกน้ำหนัก (nák-yók-nám-nàk)
Turkish: halterci (tr)

person who uses weights

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