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athletic supporter

athletic supporter noun: an elastic garment supporting and defending male genitalia from modest injury. A jock strap.

athletic supporter: an elastic garment supporting and defending male genitalia from modest injury. A jock strap
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Noun

athletic supporter (plural athletic supporters)

  1. An elastic garment supporting and defending male genitalia from modest injury. A jock strap.
    • As part of my equipment I am wearing an athletic supporter over a pair of jockey shorts.1832, 2019, Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court, page 71
  2. A booster for a cheerleading team.
    • We were the best athletic supporters that ever lived. We paired off: cheerleader and basketball player, like a socialite wife and corporation executive, leading lady and leading man.2004, Louise Bernikow, Confessions of an Ex-Cheerleader

Forms of athletic supporter

pluralathletic supporters

Questions about athletic supporter

What does athletic supporter mean?
Athletic supporter means an elastic garment supporting and defending male genitalia from modest injury. A jock strap.
What part of speech is athletic supporter?
Athletic supporter is a noun.
What is the plural of athletic supporter?
The plural of athletic supporter is athletic supporters.

Words near athletic supporter in the dictionary

  1. athletic heart syndrome
  2. athletic protector
  3. athletic protectors
  4. athletic shoe
  5. athletic shoes
  6. athletic supporter
  7. athletic supporters
  8. athletic tape
  9. athletic tapes
  10. athletical
  11. athletically

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