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body-builders

body-builders is the plural of body-builder.

Meaning of body-builder

Noun

body-builder (plural body-builders)

  1. Something that is beneficial to the body.
    • Do not imagine I am not in sympathy with the game. I am, most heartily, with this and most out-of-door sports. I am only combating a prevailing belief that they are beneficial body-builders.1886 April 6, Mary E. Allen, “Gymnastics for Women”, in Boston Evening Transcript, volume LIX, number 18,082, Boston, Mass., page 6, column 3
  2. One who builds vehicle bodies.
    • WANTED, a good BODY-BUILDER and WHEEL-WRIGHT.1867 January 14, “Situations Vacant and Wanted”, in The Age, number 3808, Melbourne, Vic., page 1, column 5

Questions about body-builders

What is body-builders the plural of?
Body-builders is the plural of body-builder.

Words near body-builders in the dictionary

  1. body-blow
  2. body-blows
  3. body-build
  4. body-builded
  5. body-builder
  6. body-builders
  7. body-building
  8. body-builds
  9. body-built
  10. body-centered
  11. body-check

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