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javelinist

javelinist noun: a javelin thrower.

Noun

javelinist (plural javelinists)

  1. (rare) A javelin thrower.
    • To the right another trainer leans on his stick watching two more athletes, first a discus thrower, holding the discus in both hands in front of him, second a javelinist tightening the thong of his weapon in his outstretched right hand; he stands frontal.1973, Royal Irish Academy, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, page 386
    • Popular athletes took the form of the long striding Akalonu to the record breaking javelinist; Sesan.2014, Oji Azuka, chapter 5, in A Binary Book, page 172

Forms of javelinist

pluraljavelinists

Origin of javelinist

From javelin + -ist.

Questions about javelinist

What does javelinist mean?
Javelinist means a javelin thrower.
What part of speech is javelinist?
Javelinist is a noun.
What is the plural of javelinist?
The plural of javelinist is javelinists.

Words near javelinist in the dictionary

  1. javelinfish
  2. javelinfishes
  3. javelinier
  4. javeliniers
  5. javelining
  6. javelinist
  7. javelinists
  8. javelinman
  9. javelinned
  10. javelinning
  11. javelins

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